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Spanish Football and Social Change: Sociological Investigations
R. Llopis-Goig
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Description for Spanish Football and Social Change: Sociological Investigations
Hardback. In the past few decades, Spanish football has undergone a significant transformation, both on and off the pitch. Llopis-Goig analyses these trends, questioning the role of football in contemporary Spanish society and examining the historical reasons for its social hegemony. Series: Football Research in an Enlarged Europe. Num Pages: 216 pages, 7 black & white tables, 1 graphs. BIC Classification: 1DSE; JHBS; WSJA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 222 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
In the past few decades, Spanish football has undergone a significant transformation, both on and off the pitch. Llopis-Goig analyses these trends, questioning the role of football in contemporary Spanish society and examining the historical reasons for its social hegemony.
In the past few decades, Spanish football has undergone a significant transformation, both on and off the pitch. Llopis-Goig analyses these trends, questioning the role of football in contemporary Spanish society and examining the historical reasons for its social hegemony.
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Series
Football Research in an Enlarged Europe
Condition
New
Weight
384g
Number of Pages
201
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137467942
SKU
V9781137467942
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About R. Llopis-Goig
Ramón Llopis-Goig is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Valencia, Spain. He is co-author of Groove Armada with John Williams (2006) and he has published a collection of papers on the globalisation of football in Europe and Latin America entitled Fútbol Postnacional (2009).
Reviews for Spanish Football and Social Change: Sociological Investigations
"Ramon Llopis-Goig has produced the definitive social scientific analysis of the most successful football society in recent times [...] this book will be essential reading for all academics, students and general readers with interests in football and in Spanish culture and society." - Professor Richard Giulianotti, Loughborough University, UK "Despite its cultural centrality, the study of football, ... Read more