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UNINA9910300600203321 |
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Autore |
Cleland Jamie |
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Titolo |
Collective Action and Football Fandom : A Relational Sociological Approach / / by Jamie Cleland, Mark Doidge, Peter Millward, Paul Widdop |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2018 |
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[1st ed. 2018.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (XV, 221 p. 5 illus. in color.) |
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Palgrave Studies in Relational Sociology |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Sports—Sociological aspects |
Sociology |
Sociology of Sport and Leisure |
Sociological Theory |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. Relational Sociology, Collective Action, and Football Fandom -- 2. The Touchstones for Understanding Football Fans' Collective Actions: A Primer in Cultural Relational Sociology -- 3. Friendships, Community Ties, and Non-league Fandom: Opting ‘Out’ from the Commercialization of the Premier League and ‘In’ to Leftist Political Scenes -- 4. 'Bringing City Home': Coventry City, Sisu Capital, and the Ricoh Arena -- 5. Supporters' Trusts as Collective Action: Swansea City in Focus -- 6. Ticket Prices Campaigns, Urban Space, and Twitter: Social Networks and Storied Connections -- 7. Football Supporters Across Europe: Cooperation and Solidarities in Networks of Fan Movements -- 8. Conclusion: Connections More Than Matter!—Relational Understandings of Football Fans' Collective Actions. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book draws upon a relational sociological paradigm to explore the processes of collective action in football fandom across Europe and the UK. Through a range of case studies, the authors address pertinent themes in football fandom, including anti-discrimination, ‘home,’ ticketing, name changes, ‘ownership,’ and broader leftist politics. Each of these case studies engages with the theoretical framework of cultural relational sociology, highlighting the different social and |
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cultural changes English and European football has undergone, often over a very short period of time. . |
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