British Football and Social Change by John Williams
Association football, traditionally, has not been well served by its literature. But, in the 1970s and 1980s, a new movement in football writing began to make its presence felt: "Foul" magazine, football fanzines and jargon-free books by interested academics together offered a more thoughtful perspective on the game and its problems. This book aims to continue that perspective. In it, a number of academic writers in the field, most of them also football supporters and activists, try to take stock of the British football world as the "New Europe" of 1992 beckons. The book looks respectively at: the game, the state and changing social relations; the relationship between football and the media; the history of the participation of supporters in the affairs of football clubs; an overview on the debate about hooliganism; football and location, and the dislocations threatened by new developments in the game; the growing complexity in the economics of football clubs; the game's power brokers; football and Scottish culture; the involvement, and proposed involvement, of women in football; the historically fractious relationship between the Football League and the Football Association; the changing football labour market in Europe; and youth cultures and style in football.
Williams, Marc: - Marc Williams has been writing poetry for 40 years, and previously self-published his first book of poetry, Our Grieving Eden in 2011. He also published a book of Christian essays, Once Every Day Becomes Easter, in 2015. Later this year, he will retire from practicing psychotherapy after 37 years. For many years, he also composed music for chamber and vocal ensembles.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780718514105 |
| ISBN 10 | 0718514106 |
| Title | British Football and Social Change |
| Author | John Williams |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 1991-10-01 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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