"This group of studies first appeared as a special issue of Culture, sport, society ... vol. 2, no. 3."--T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-290) and index.
Contents:
A tale of two tribes : expressive fandom in Australian soccer's A-league / John Hughson -- Contextualizing suburban soccer : consumer culture, lifestyle differentiation and suburban America / David L. Andrews -- Scottish myopia and global prejudices / Gerry P.T. Finn -- Football in Cameroon : a vehicle for the expansion and contraction of identity / Bea Vidacs -- Football and fatherland : the crisis of national representation in Argentinian soccer / Pablo Alabarces and Maria Graciela Rodriguez -- Built by the two Varelas : the rise and fall of football culture and national identity in Uruguay / Richard Giulianotti -- The production of a media epic : Germany v. Italy football matches / Nicola Porro and Pippo Russo -- Fanatical football chants : creating and controlling the carnival / Gary Armstrong and Malcolm Young -- Soccer in Japan : is Wa all you need? / John Horne -- French football after the 1998 World Cup : the state and the modernity of football / Patrick Mignon.
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