Football in the Middle East : State, Society, and the Beautiful Game EPUB
Edited by Abdullah Al-Arian
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Far and away the most popular sport in the world, football has a special place in Middle Eastern societies, and for Middle Eastern states. With Qatar hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup, this region has been cast into the global footballing spotlight, raising issues of geopolitical competition, consumer culture and social justice.
Taking an interdisciplinary approach, this book examines the complex questions raised by the phenomenon of football as a significant cultural force in the Middle East, as well as its linkages to broader political and socioeconomic processes. The establishment of football as a national sport offers significant insight into the regions historical experiences with colonialism and struggles for independence, as well as the sports vital role in local and regional politics todaywhether at the forefront of popular mobilisations, or as an instrument of authoritarian control. Football has also served as an arena of contestation in the formation of national identity, the struggle for gender equality, and the development of the media landscape.
The twelve contributions to this volume draw on extensive engagement with the existing body of literature, and introduce original research questions that promise to open new directions for the study of football in the Middle East.
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- Format:EPUB
- Pages:336 pages
- Publisher:Hurst Publishers
- Publication Date:10/08/2022
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- ISBN:9780197659274
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:EPUB
- Pages:336 pages
- Publisher:Hurst Publishers
- Publication Date:10/08/2022
- Category:
- ISBN:9780197659274
