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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464044303321

Autore

Gibbons Tom

Titolo

English national identity and football fan culture : who are ya? / / Tom Gibbons

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Surrey, England ; ; Burlington, Vermont : , : Ashgate, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-317-14299-3

1-317-14298-5

1-4724-2329-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 p.)

Disciplina

306.483

796.3340941

Soggetti

Soccer - England

Soccer fans - England

National characteristics, English

Sports - England - Sociological aspects

Electronic books.

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

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Theoretical Approach for Understanding Contemporary English National Identity; 3  The Unintended Consequences of Global and European Forces on English Football Fan Culture; 4  Manifestations of Englishness in Pubs during World Cup 2006; 5 Fan Debates on Team GB at the London 2012 Olympics and the Almunia Case; 6  The Club versus Country Debate in English Football and the Diverse Use of the St George's Cross; 7 Conclusion: Diminishing Contrasts, Increasing Varieties in English Football; Appendix: Research Strategy; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Examining football fans' expressions of Englishness in public houses and online spaces, the author discusses the effects of globalisation, European integration and UK devolution on English society, revealing that the use of the St George's Cross does not signal the emergence of a specifically 'English' national consciousness, but in fact masks a more



complex, multi-layered process of national identity construction. A detailed and grounded study of identity, nationalism and globalisation amongst football fans, English National Identity and Football Fan Culture will appeal to scholars and studen