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The British, soccer and identity in the Caribbean : class, race and nation, 1908-1973 / Roy McCree.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mc Cree, Roy, author.
- Series:
- Routledge soccer histories
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Soccer--Trinidad and Tobago.
- Soccer.
- Sports and state--Trinidad and Tobago.
- Sports and state.
- Nationalism and sports--Trinidad and Tobago.
- Nationalism and sports.
- Politics and culture--Trinidad and Tobago.
- Politics and culture.
- Social classes--Trinidad and Tobago.
- Social classes.
- Social conflict--Trinidad and Tobago--History.
- Social conflict.
- Great Britain--Colonies--Social life and customs.
- Great Britain.
- Trinidad and Tobago--Colonial influence.
- Trinidad and Tobago.
- Trinidad and Tobago--Social life and customs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xv, 272 pages) : illustrations, map.
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2025.
- Biography/History:
- Roy McCree is a sociologist and Senior Fellow attached to the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (SALISES) of the University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus in Trinidad and Tobago. He received his PhD in sociology from Leicester University and has a special interest in the study of sport development, sport for development and sport policy. He is a co-editor of the Routledge Companion to Applied Qualitative Research in the Caribbean.
- Contents:
- Soccer, ludic diffusion, development and identity in Trinidad and Tobago
- Loyalty, royalty and identity in soccer and society
- Brief history of soccer in Trinidad and Tobago, 1908-1973
- Soccer and social stratification
- Middle classes, professionalization and football pools
- High school soccer, church and public-school model
- British organizations: English FA, British Council and multinational corporations
- Media, soccer, and identity formation
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 22, 2024).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Mc Cree, Roy. British, soccer and identity in the Caribbean
- ISBN:
- 9781003285557
- 1003285554
- 9781040103456
- 1040103456
- 9781040103401
- 1040103405
- Publisher Number:
- 40032424812
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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