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Football's Dark Side: Corruption, Homophobia, Violence and Racism in the Beautiful Game: Racism, Homophobia, Drugs and Violence in the Beautiful Game
Cashmore, Ellis, Cleland, Jamie
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Description for Football's Dark Side: Corruption, Homophobia, Violence and Racism in the Beautiful Game: Racism, Homophobia, Drugs and Violence in the Beautiful Game
Hardcover. Association football is the richest, most popular sport in history with a multicultural global following. It is also riven with corruption, racism, homophobia and a violence that has for decades resisted all attempts to tame it. Cashmore and Cleland examine football's dark side: the unpleasant, sleazy and downright nasty aspects of the sport. Num Pages: 112 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFSK; JHBS; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 284.
Association football is the richest, most popular sport in history with a multicultural global following. It is also riven with corruption, racism, homophobia and a violence that has for decades resisted all attempts to tame it. Cashmore and Cleland examine football's dark side: the unpleasant, sleazy and downright nasty aspects of the sport.
Association football is the richest, most popular sport in history with a multicultural global following. It is also riven with corruption, racism, homophobia and a violence that has for decades resisted all attempts to tame it. Cashmore and Cleland examine football's dark side: the unpleasant, sleazy and downright nasty aspects of the sport.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Pivot
Condition
New
Number of Pages
106
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137371263
SKU
V9781137371263
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99-15
About Cashmore, Ellis, Cleland, Jamie
Ellis Cashmore is Professor of Culture, Media and Sport at Staffordshire University, UK. is the author of Beckham; Tyson; Making Sense of Sports and other books on social and cultural aspects of sport. You can find out more about Ellis at http://bit.ly/EllisCashmore. Jamie Cleland is a Lecturer in Criminology at Loughborough University, UK. He has published widely ... Read more
Reviews for Football's Dark Side: Corruption, Homophobia, Violence and Racism in the Beautiful Game: Racism, Homophobia, Drugs and Violence in the Beautiful Game
“This book offers a series of theoretical perspectives on the ‘dark side’ of football which will be of great interest to students of cultural studies and sociology. The book will also be of interest to people who follow the game beyond academia. … a unique and invaluable resource for understanding the negative aspects of football culture.” (Steven Harkins, San Francisco ... Read more