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Racism and Anti-Racism in Football
Jon Garland
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Description for Racism and Anti-Racism in Football
Paperback. This work explores the key issues of racism, anti-racism and identity in British football. It relates the history of black players in the game, analyzes the racism they have experienced, and evaluates the efficacy of anti-racist campaigns. The efficacy of the policing of racism is also covered. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFJ; JFSL; JKSW1; WSJA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 474.
This book explores the key issues of racism, anti-racism and identity in British football. It relates the history of black players in the game, analyses the racism they have experienced, and evaluates the efficacy of anti-racist campaigns. The efficacy of the policing of racism is also assessed. The nationalism and xenophobia evident in much of the media's coverage of major tournaments is highlighted in the context of the way that English, Scottish and Welsh identities are constructed within British football.
This book explores the key issues of racism, anti-racism and identity in British football. It relates the history of black players in the game, analyses the racism they have experienced, and evaluates the efficacy of anti-racist campaigns. The efficacy of the policing of racism is also assessed. The nationalism and xenophobia evident in much of the media's coverage of major tournaments is highlighted in the context of the way that English, Scottish and Welsh identities are constructed within British football.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
Number of Pages
223
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333964224
SKU
V9780333964224
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99-1
About Jon Garland
JON GARLAND is a Research Fellow at the Scarman Centre, University of Leicester. He has published widely on issues of racism, ethnicity and identity, racism and antiracism in British football, policing, and football-related disorder. MICHAEL ROWE lectures in policing at the Scarman Centre, University of Leicester. He has written widely on the politics of racism and urban unrest in ... Read more
Reviews for Racism and Anti-Racism in Football
'Brilliantly researched and a must for anyone who really wants to get to grips with the facts. Every library should have one.' - Garth Crooks