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Globalization and Football (Published in association with Theory, Culture & Society)

By Richard Giulianotti , Roland Robertson

Book information

Publisher
Sage Publications Ltd
Year
2009
ISBN
1412921279, 9781412921275
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1357259 bytes)
Series
Published in association with Theory, Culture & Society
Edition
1
Pages
216\201
Time added
2020-08-16 17:42:32

Description

This timely book provides an engaging, clear view of the interrelationships within key globalization processes and the international sport of football. Intelligently combining the conceptual and methodological aspects of global studies with the specific cultural conditions of the ′beautiful game′ Giulianotti and Robertson illuminate its social history and diffusion, as well as wider cultural, economic, political and social dimensions. Cover Page Title Page Copyright Page Contents Acknowledgements List of abbreviations Prologue 1 History: The Global Sport and the Making of Globalization 2 Culture: The Glocal Game, Cosmopolitanism and Americanization 3 Economics: Neo-Liberalism, Inequalities and Transnational Clubs 4 Politics: Nations, Neo-Mercantilism and International Governance 5 The Social: Transnational Identities and the Global Civil Society Epilogue References Index

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