The global football league: transnational networks, social movements and sport in the new media age
Millward, Peter
This book tackles issues of globalization in the English Premier League and unpicks what this means to fan groups around the world, drawing upon a range ofsociological theories to tell the story of the local and global repertoires of action emanating from the popular protests at Liverpool and Manchester United football clubs. PETER MILLWARD is a Lecturer in Applied Social Science at Durham University, UK. He has published widely in areas relating to sociological dimensions ofcontemporary football fandom, explicitly including the political economy of sport and issues pertaining to cultural identifications amongst football fans. INDICE: List of Tables - Acknowledgements - Introduction - The Network League - Overseas Ownership - 'Traditional' Fandom - Transnational Fandom - Love United, Hate Glazer - 'Debt, Lies, Cowboys' - The City is Ours? - Supporter Mobilisation - Conclusions - References - Index
- ISBN: 978-0-230-27444-0
- Editorial: Palgrave MacM
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 232
- Fecha Publicación: 14/10/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés