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Bigotry, Football, and Scotland: Perspectives and Debates
John (Ed) Flint
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Paperback. Is sectarian bigotry confined to the west of Scotland and is it the only prejudice needing addressed in relation to Scottish football? What should be the response of government, legislation, football authorities, clubs, football supporters and other institutions and organisations in Scotland? This book attempts to answer these questions. Editor(s): Flint, John; Kelly, John. Num Pages: 240 pages, 6 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; HBTB; JHBS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
Academic perspectives and analysis of recent controversies relating to football and bigotry in Scottish society. Football is Scotland's most assiduously reported sport and has a proud national heritage, yet much of its history at club level has been haunted by bigotry and sectarianism. This collection investigates this contradiction and brings a fresh and intelligent analysis to an already vigorous debate. It analyses recent high profile controversies surrounding some football clubs in Scotland in an attempt to understand the continuing existence of bigotry and sectarianism and in doing so illuminates wider issues of conflict, ethnicity, gender, identity, religion and social class ... Read more
Academic perspectives and analysis of recent controversies relating to football and bigotry in Scottish society. Football is Scotland's most assiduously reported sport and has a proud national heritage, yet much of its history at club level has been haunted by bigotry and sectarianism. This collection investigates this contradiction and brings a fresh and intelligent analysis to an already vigorous debate. It analyses recent high profile controversies surrounding some football clubs in Scotland in an attempt to understand the continuing existence of bigotry and sectarianism and in doing so illuminates wider issues of conflict, ethnicity, gender, identity, religion and social class ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748670376
SKU
V9780748670376
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About John (Ed) Flint
John Flint is Professor of Town and Regional Planning at the University of Sheffield. John Kelly is Lecturer in Sport and Recreation Management in the Institute for Sport, Physical Education and Health Sciences at the University of Edinburgh.
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