No one likes us, we don't care : the myth and reality of Millwall fandom / by Garry Robson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Robson, Garry.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Millwall Football Club.

Soccer hooliganism--England.

Soccer hooliganism.

Soccer fans--England.

Soccer fans.

Soccer--Social aspects--England.

Soccer.

Soccer--Social aspects.

England.

Physical Description:

203 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Berg, 2000.

Summary:

"No one likes us, we don't care" is the anthem of the most notorious fans in British football. But little is known about the actual people who generated and continue to maintain this most infamous of working-class subcultures. In addition to the voices of the fans themselves, this book provides a rich and original account of the historical background, social sources, expressive culture and ritual practices of Millwallism, a far more complex, meaningful, and anthropologically compelling phenomenon than the media stereotypes suggest.

The author argues that Millwall functions in the popular consciousness as a powerful symbol: specific understandings of "football hooliganism, " working-class masculinity, and violent "neo-fascism" are triggered by its usa in the media and in everyday social interaction. There are, it fellows, few social groups as heavily mythologized as Millwall fans. Further, the generation and maintenance of this myth has significance far beyond the club itself, and is rooted in the meanings attached to working-class identities end modernity, masculinity, and the body.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1859733670

1859733727

OCLC:

43542706