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Football: a sociology of the global game
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Fana MentalityEducationGlobalization Of SportSports ConsumptionContemporary CulturePopular CultureCultural StudiesGlobal StudiesMedia StudiesCultural PolicyNational Game CultureSports StudiesGlobal StrategyFootball GroundsSport ParticipationGlobal GameGlobal MediaGlobalizationCulturePerformance StudiesSociologySport EconomicsArtsFootball Studies
Acknowledgements. Glossary. Foreward. 1. The Essence of Football: the historical and social bases of the global game. 2. The Twentieth--century Sport: football, class and nation. 3. Spectator Cultures: passion at play in Europe and Latin America. 4. Football Grounds: emotional attachments and social control. 5. The Price of Victory: football finance and the television revolution. 6. Footballa s Players: from local heroes to international stars. 7. The Goal of Winning? football, science, tactics and aesthetics. 8. The Cultural Politics of Play: ethnicity, gender and the a post--fana mentality. Afterword. Notes. References. Index.