1st Edition

Fanatics Power, Identity and Fandom in Football

Edited By Adam Brown Copyright 1998
310 Pages
by Routledge

310 Pages
by Routledge

310 Pages
by Routledge

Embracing studies of football fans across Europe, this book tackles questions of power, national and regional identities, and race and racism, highlighting the changing role of fans in the game. Combining new approaches to the study of fan culture with critical assessments of the commercialization of the game, this fascinating book offers a comprehensive and timely examination of the state of... Read more
Contents About the Authors Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Section One: Power in Football: the 'Peoples' Game'? Section Two: Racism in Football: Identity and Exclusion Section Three: Football North to South: Continental Identities Section Four: Football in Britain - The 'National' Sport? Section Five: Football Boundaries: Regulation and the Place of Fans

Biography

Adam Brown