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African Footballers in Sweden : Race, Immigration, and Integration in the Age of Globalization / by Carl-Gustaf Scott.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Scott, Carl-Gustaf, Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Africa--History.
- Africa.
- Emigration and immigration.
- Europe--History.
- Europe.
- Social history.
- Sociology.
- History, Modern.
- African History.
- Human Migration.
- European History.
- Social History.
- Modern History.
- Local Subjects:
- African History.
- Human Migration.
- European History.
- Social History.
- Sociology.
- Modern History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (313 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2015.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book employs men's football as a lens through which to investigate questions relating to immigration, racism, integration and national identity in present-day Sweden. Specifically, this study explores if professional football serves as a successful model of multiracialism/multiculturalism for the rest of Swedish society to emulate.
- Contents:
- Introduction: racism and integration in contemporary Swedish football and society
- The African diaspora in the global football market: the arrival of African footballers in Sweden
- Racism in Swedish football and society
- Anti-racism and its limitations in Swedish football
- African footballers in Sweden: identity, background and performance
- African football imports in the eyes of Swedish clubs
- The African football experience in Sweden
- Racism, racialization and xenophobia: African footballers in the eyes of fans and media
- Conclusion: football, integration, and national identity.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9781137535092
- 1137535091
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