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Football's Dark Side: Corruption, Homophobia, Violence and Racism in the Beautiful Game / by Ellis Cashmore, J. Cleland.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cashmore, Ellis, Author.
- Cleland, J., Author.
- Series:
- Palgrave pivot.
- Palgrave pivot
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Crime--Sociological aspects.
- Crime.
- Criminology.
- Ethnology.
- Culture.
- Sports--Sociological aspects.
- Sports.
- Sex.
- Sociology.
- Crime and Society.
- Regional Cultural Studies.
- Sport Sociology.
- Gender Studies.
- Local Subjects:
- Crime and Society.
- Criminology.
- Regional Cultural Studies.
- Sport Sociology.
- Gender Studies.
- Sociology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (113 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2014.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Association football is the richest, most popular sport in history with a multicultural global following. It is also riven with corruption, racism, homophobia and a violence that has for decades resisted all attempts to tame it. Cashmore and Cleland examine football's dark side: the unpleasant, sleazy and downright nasty aspects of the sport.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781349475520
- 1349475521
- 9781137371270
- 1137371277
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