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European football in black and white : tackling racism in football / Christos Kassimeris.
Van Pelt Library GV706.32 .K37 2008
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kassimeris, Christos, 1974-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Racism in sports--Europe.
- Racism in sports.
- Mass media and sports--Europe.
- Mass media and sports.
- Soccer--Europe--Public opinion.
- Soccer.
- Public opinion--Europe.
- Public opinion.
- Europe.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 267 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, MD. : Lexington Books, [2008]
- Summary:
- European Football in Black and White offers an engaging interpretation of a disturbing phenomenon in Europe's favorite sport: football violence fueled by racism.
- While many fans across Europe have used football to further destructive ethnocentric agendas, there are also pan-European initiatives in the football stadium to combat the almost endemic problem. Christos Kassimeris analyzes political ideologies that have influenced football supporters, drawing attention to the increasing politicization of football and the footballization of politics. He also considers the contributions of nationalism, social class, and media coverage before assessing attempts by various groups, from the Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE) network to the European Union, to rectify the problem. Ultimately, he concludes that football needs to be dissociated from both racism and politics for the sport to flourish.
- Unlike more traditional attempts to explain football violence and racism, this book seeks to establish a Europe-wide as well as a national explanatory framework for racism from a political perspective. This study will draw the interest not only of scholars across the humanities and social sciences, but also of ordinary football supporters.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Football as a migrant
- Nation-building and football
- European football's new 'disease'
- England tackling racism
- Anti-racism in European football
- European Union response to racism
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-253) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780739119594
- 0739119591
- 9780739119600
- 0739119605
- OCLC:
- 165082708
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