Football and Diaspora : Connecting Dispersed Communities through the Global Game Hardback
Edited by Jeffrey W. (Arizona State University, USA) Kassing, Sangmi (Arizona State University, USA) Lee
Part of the Critical Research in Football series
Hardback
Description
This is the first book to examine football (soccer) through the lens of diaspora studies.
Presenting case studies from across four continents, it considers how diasporic minorities develop a sense of belonging between their national and transnational ethnic communities through an active participation in football.
Bringing together a cross-disciplinary group of scholars working in anthropology, communication, cultural studies, history, psychology, politics, sociology and sport, it unearths the connections between culture, identities, politics, nationalism, globalization, and how those manifest in the lived experience of diasporic peoples.
Against a background of the continued internationalization of sport and pervasive global migration, it explores key themes in the social sciences including migration, acculturation, and assimilation; sport, identity, fandom, and representation; and nationhood, citizenship, and politics.
As the book focuses on diverse ethnoreligious groups dispersed around the world, it covers a wide range of geographic locations, with cases addressing the Bolivian, Ethiopian, Moroccan, Zimbabwean, Croatian, Irish, and Basque diasporas.
It is fascinating reading for anybody working in sport studies, diaspora studies, political science, sociology, cultural studies, international history or social history.
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:196 pages, 3 Tables, black and white; 3 Halftones, black and white; 3 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:12/12/2023
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- ISBN:9781032366043
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:196 pages, 3 Tables, black and white; 3 Halftones, black and white; 3 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:12/12/2023
- Category:
- ISBN:9781032366043
