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Record Nr.

UNINA9910170980303321

Titolo

Football, violence, and social identity / / edited by Richard Giulianotti, Norman Bonney, and Mike Hepworth

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1994

ISBN

1-138-14243-3

1-134-85943-0

1-280-07948-7

0-203-63988-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (273 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BonneyNorman <1944->

GiulianottiRichard <1966->

HepworthMike

Disciplina

306.483

796.334

Soggetti

Soccer fans

Soccer - Social aspects

Violence in sports

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Football, Violence and Social Identity; Copyright; Contents; List of tables; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Social Identity and public order Political and academic discourses on football violence; Chapter 3 Death and violence in Argentinian football; Chapter 4 Italian football fans Culture and organization; Chapter 5 Football violence A societal psychological perspective; Chapter 6 The social roots of football hooliganism A reply to the critics of the 'Leicester School'

Chapter 7 An analysis of football crowd safety reports using the McPhail categoriesChapter 8 Football hooliganism in the Netherlands; Chapter 9 Tackled from behind; Chapter 10 Taking liberties Hibs casuals and Scottish law; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Drawing on research from Britain, Europe, Argentina and the USA this volume examines the culture and loyalties of soccer players and crowds



and their relationships to social order, disorder and violence. This informative and accessible book will be of interest to students of Sport Science and to all of those who love the game of soccer.