FC Barcelona : history, politics and identity / edited by Jim O'Brien, Xavier Ginesta and Jordi de San Eugenio.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

O'Brien, Jim (Lecturer in journalism), editor.

Ginesta, Xavier, editor.

San Eugenio, Jordi de, editor.

Taylor & Francis eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Futbol Club Barcelona--History.

Futbol Club Barcelona.

Soccer--Economic aspects.

Soccer.

Sports and globalization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2024.

Contents:

Part I: History and political culture

FC Barcelona, football, politics and culture: foundations and legacies / Jim O'Brien

The transformation of FC Barcelona from 'more than a club' to a global brand / Joan Esculies and Iwan Williams

FC Barcelona, governance, democracy and the commercial impulse: sriking the balance / Sean Hamil

Presidential politics in FC Barcelona and power in contemporary Catalonia / Albert Juncà Pujol and Joel Rookwood

Politics, identity, capitalism and desire: an anthropologist reports from camp Nou / Mariann Vaczi

Part II: Media, cultures, and identities

Folklore, narratives and metanarratives: the commodification of FC Barcelona's storytelling / Joaquín Marín Montín and Paula Bianchi

FC Barcelona and media representations: Scottish perspectives / Raymond Boyle

A historical perspective on fan cultures at FC Barcelona: spectators, supporters and hooligans / Carles Viñas

FC Barcelona and digital communication in the twenty-first century: strategy, values and entertainment in a brave new world / Guillermo Sanahuja Peris, Eva Breva Franch and Santiago Mayorga Escalada

Part III: Brands and commodities

Studying FC Barcelona as a corporate body: how to become a global entertainment multinational in the post-COVID era / Xavier Ginesta, Enric Ordeix and Gregory Payne

Sport diplomacy and sport place branding in the metropolitan, national and international space: promoting FC Barcelona and Catalonia

Xavier Ginesta, Jordi de San Eugenio and Gema Lobillo Mora

FC Barcelona and the European super league: necessity and desire / Jordi Badia Perea, Santiago Giraldo Luque and Cristina Fernández Rovira

Part IV: FC Barcelona and its international markets / Lionel Messi as a global icon: the player as personal brand in the history of FC Barcelona / Nahuel Ivan Faedo and Montse Corrius

FC Barcelona and the Mmiddle Eastern, Chinese and Asian markets: Eastern frontiers / Carlos Pulleiro Méndez and Fernando Gutiérrez Chico

FC Barcelona in the United States: s Situational assemblage / David L. Andrews, Francesc Solanellas, Junbin Yang and Brandon Wallace

FC Barcelona and Africa: the blind spot of corporate communication / Raúl Martínez Corcuera and Max Mauro.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Online version: FC Barcelona

ISBN:

9781040013526 (electronic bk.)

104001352X (electronic bk.)

Publisher Number:

40032356373

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.