The Global Football League

Transnational Networks, Social Movements and Sport in the New Media Age
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-349-32442-2
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 220 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 343 g

Reihe: Global Culture and Sport Series

This book tackles issues of globalization in the English Premier League and unpicks what this means to fan groups around the world, drawing upon a range of sociological theories to tell the story of the local and global repertoires of action emanating from the popular protests at Liverpool and Manchester United football clubs.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Millward, P.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Tables Acknowledgements  Introduction  The Network League  Overseas Ownership  'Traditional' Fandom  Transnational Fandom  Love United, Hate Glazer  'Debt, Lies, Cowboys'  The City is Ours?  Supporter Mobilisation  Conclusions References Index

Über Autor(innen)

PETER MILLWARD is a Lecturer in Applied Social Science at Durham University, UK. He has published widely in areas relating to sociological dimensions of contemporary football fandom, explicitly including the political economy of sport and issues pertaining to cultural identifications amongst football fans.