Football Comes Home

Symbolic Identities in European Football

Christos Kassimeris (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

296 Seiten

2010
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-0-7391-4675-0 (ISBN)

Infos

Football Comes Home unearths the cultural, political, and social properties of European football clubs and associations. Christos Kassimeris examines the background of five hundred football clubs and associations from around Europe, providing all the relevant historical information that concerns their origins and standing in society. This book also analyzes the clubs' and associations' emblems, revealing the symbolic significance and a wealth of historical and cultural information. By examining football in a social science context, rather then just a geographic context, this book reveals the ways in which football transcends national boundaries and stereotypes.

Autor

Christos Kassimeris is chairman of the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences and European studies coordinator at European University Cyprus. He is author ofEuropean Football in Black and White: Tackling Racism in Football.

Inhalt

Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Football semeiosis Chapter 3: The origins of football Chapter 4: Herald the ambassador Chapter 5: More than a club Chapter 6: Social status and religion Chapter 7: Nationalizing football Chapter 8: Conclusion 9 Selected Bibliography 10 Index 11 About the Author

Produkt-Details

• Verlagsort: Lanham, MD
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 162 x 240 mm
• Gewicht: 599 g
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Fußball
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Mikrosoziologie
• ISBN-10: 0-7391-4675-0 / 0739146750
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7391-4675-0 / 9780739146750
• Zustand: Neuware