Soccer culture in America : essays on the world's sport in red, white and blue / edited by Yuya Kiuchi.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kiuchi, Yuya.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soccer--United States.

Soccer.

Soccer--Social aspects.

United States.

Soccer--Social aspects--United States.

Physical Description:

xi, 216 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2014.

Summary:

" The new essays in this volume attest that soccer indeed is a very American and very popular sport, around since the 1940s. The essays will address such issues concerning the business of the game; the meaning of men's and women's professional, national, high school and youth soccer; the community formed by the game; media; and referees"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part I Soccer as an American Phenomenon

1 Making the Mainstream: The Domestication of American Soccer / David Keyes Keyes, David 9

2 Individualism vs. Community: The Globally Strange Relationship Between the U.S. Soccer System and the U.S. School System / Andrew M. Guest Guest, Andrew M. 25

3 New Traditionalists: The Emergence of Modern America and the Birth of the MLS Coalition / Dennis J. Seese Seese, Dennis J. 43

Part II American Soccer Economics

4 It's All Fun and Games Until No One Gets Hurt: European Soccer Leagues, Capitalism and the Movement Towards a Socialist American Model / Cliff Starkey Starkey, Cliff 71

5 A Resounding Soccer Success ... in the U.S.? / Dwight Branch Branch, Dwight 84

6 "Fast-Kicking, Low-Scoring and Ties": How Popular Culture Can Help the Global Game Become America's Game / Benjamin James Dettmar Dettmar, Benjamin James 95

Part III Soccer in American Society

7 Perceptions of Hooliganism in American Soccer / Cedrick G. Heraux Heraux, Cedrick G. 121

8 Becoming Apple Pie: Soccer as the Fifth Major Team Sport in the United States? / Glen M.E. Duerr Duerr, Glen M.E. 143

9 Pitch Perfect: How the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team Brought the Game Home / Danielle Sarver Coombs Coombs, Danielle Sarver 160

Part IV Interviews

10 Scholarship and Soccer / Alex Galarza Galarza, Alex 179

11 Japanese Referee in the MLS / Toru Kamikawa Kamikawa, Toru 192.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786471553

0786471557

OCLC:

849204870