1st Edition
Violence and Racism in Football Politics and Cultural Conflict in British Society, 1968–1998
By Brett Bebber
Copyright 2012
304 Pages
by
Routledge
300 Pages
by
Routledge
304 Pages
by
Routledge
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This study, based on government records, newspaper articles and fanzines, explores the complex interaction between politicians, police and the perpetrators of football violence. Bebber looks at how successive governments tried to impose law and order on football ‘hooligans’, whilst inadvertently escalating the violence.
Acknowledgements, List of Figures, Introduction: Sport, Politics and History in Post-War Britain, Part I: Violence and Politics in British Football, Part II: Th e Total Policy of Containment, Part III: Racism and Cultural Conflict in British Football, Conclusion: Legacies of Violence in British Football, Notes, Bibliography, Index
Biography
Brett Bebber
