African Footballers in Sweden [[electronic resource] ] : Race, Immigration, and Integration in the Age of Globalization / / by Carl-Gustaf Scott
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| Autore: |
Scott Carl-Gustaf
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| Titolo: |
African Footballers in Sweden [[electronic resource] ] : Race, Immigration, and Integration in the Age of Globalization / / by Carl-Gustaf Scott
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| Pubblicazione: | New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2015 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. 2015. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (313 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 305.896/0485 |
| Soggetto topico: | Africa—History |
| Emigration and immigration | |
| Europe—History | |
| Social history | |
| Sociology | |
| History, Modern | |
| African History | |
| Migration | |
| European History | |
| Social History | |
| Sociology, general | |
| Modern History | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Sweden Race relations |
| Sweden Emigration and immigration | |
| Africa Emigration and immigration | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Introduction: racism and integration in contemporary Swedish football and society -- The African diaspora in the global football market: the arrival of African footballers in Sweden -- Racism in Swedish football and society -- Anti-racism and its limitations in Swedish football -- African footballers in Sweden: identity, background and performance -- African football imports in the eyes of Swedish clubs -- The African football experience in Sweden -- Racism, racialization and xenophobia: African footballers in the eyes of fans and media -- Conclusion: football, integration, and national identity. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This book employs men's football as a lens through which to investigate questions relating to immigration, racism, integration and national identity in present-day Sweden. Specifically, this study explores if professional football serves as a successful model of multiracialism/multiculturalism for the rest of Swedish society to emulate. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | African Footballers in Sweden |
| ISBN: | 1-137-53509-1 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910827878103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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