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Football and European Identity Historical Narratives Through the Press
222 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
224 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
224 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Shifting European identities, cultural loyalties and divisions are often expressed more directly through attitudes to 'the people's game' game than in any other arena.
This book examines European football journalism from throughout the last century to present a unique cross-cultural analysis of changing European national and regional identities.
Building on detailed research into original... Read more
1 Introduction PART I Old Europe 2 England: theirs is not to reason why 3 France: the style counsel 4 Germany: past performance equals future value 5 Italy: high drama, fine art, classic design 6 Spain: land of hope and fury PART II Nations within states 7 One nation, one team, one image: Catalunya and the Basque Country in Spain 8 Beauty or the beast? The Corsican question PART III New (football) worlds 9 The colonial shadow: Africans in the French imagination 10 Only in America: representations of the USA national team 11 Marshalling art: the portrayal of North East Asian football
Biography
Liz Crolley is Lecturer in the Business of Football and Communications in the Football Industry Group at the University of Liverpool, UK. David Hand is Senior Lecturer in French at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.
