1st Edition
Nationalism and Globalization in Turkish Football Voices from Fan Culture
By John Konuk Blasing
Copyright 2025
290 Pages
3 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
290 Pages
3 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
290 Pages
3 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Telling an important story about the development of modern Turkey, this fascinating book examines the place of football in Turkish society and the relationship between Turkish sport, nationalism, and globalization.
Drawing on original ethnographic research with Turkish football fans, as well as players and coaches, the book argues that Turkish sport, particularly football, has played an... Read more
Preface
Acknowledgments
Maps
Pronunciation Guide
1 Kick Off
2 Hyperreality, Hypermodernity, Globalization, and Nationalism: Turkish Football and the Imagined Global Community
3 Who Are the Fans?
4 The Fans as They Lived It: Connection to Family, History, Tradition, and Values
5 The Fans Between Localism, Nationalism, and Globalism
6 Violence in Football: Morality and Hypermodernity
7 The Passolig System and Law 6222: Control Sold as Safety
8 The Construction of New Stadiums: Alienation Sold as Modernization
9 Fracturing Football and Invented Teams
10 Full Time
Biography
John Konuk Blasing is an independent scholar in sociology who divides his time between the United States and Turkey.
