Football in the Nordic Countries : Practices, Equality and Influence Hardback
Edited by Mihaly (University of Jyvaskyla, Finland) Szerovay, Arto (University of Eastern Finland, Finland) Nevala, Hannu (University of Jyvaskyla, Finland) Itkonen
Part of the Critical Research in Football series
Hardback
Description
This book explores football culture, organisation and development in the five Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Sweden and Norway.
These countries represent an important case study in sport culture, policy and management, being shaped by unique traditions in their civil society and in social welfare and public policy. The first part of the book explores the development path of football in each country, looking at how football arrived in Scandinavia and how it has been transformed from a voluntary civic activity into a professional sport while becoming closely attached to the global football system.
The second part highlights key issues – including historical, contemporary and critical aspects – across three themes: professionalisation and changing practices; equality and gender; and supporters, audiences and culture.
Written by a team of authors with a blend of experience as academics and practitioners in football, the book traces the contours of the distinctive Nordic model that occupies a prominent position in the global football system. Shining fascinating new light on the relationship between football and wider society, this is invaluable reading for students and researchers interested in football, sport management, sport policy, or the history, culture or sociology of sport and for anyone involved in the game.
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:248 pages, 3 Tables, black and white; 5 Line drawings, black and white; 5 Illustrations, black and w
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:21/06/2023
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- ISBN:9781032249131
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:248 pages, 3 Tables, black and white; 5 Line drawings, black and white; 5 Illustrations, black and w
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:21/06/2023
- Category:
- ISBN:9781032249131