Football and European identity
Subtitle: historical narratives through the press
By: Liz Crolley and David Hand
Contributors: Hand, David, 1960-
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2006
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 211
ISBN-13: 9780415321860; 9780415321877; 9780203299531
Subjects: Soccer -- Social aspects -- Europe -- Cross-cultural studies; Soccer -- Press coverage -- Europe -- Cross-cultural studies; Soccer -- Political aspects -- Europe -- Cross-cultural studies; Nationalism and sports -- Europe -- Cross-cultural studies; Soccer -- Social aspects -- Cross-cultural studies
Genres: Cross-cultural studies
Description: "Building on detailed research into original language sources from across Western Europe, from the early twentieth century to the present day, Football and European Identity traces the evolution of football writing in the daily press. The resulting cross-cultural analysis of national identity in Europe provides the basis for a unique study of the interplay between football, society, politics and the print media. Providing valuable insights into the complex and fluid nature of identity, issues relating to Europeanization, the process of globalization and the role of the media in European sport and society, this text should be read by all those with an interest in sport studies, media and communication studies, and Europe."--Jacket.
Notes: "Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada."

Includes bibliographical references (p. [198]-203) and index
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Old Europe; title: England : theirs is not to reason why; title: France : the style counsel; title: Germany : past performance equals future value; title: Italy : high drama, fine art, classic design; title: Spain : land of hope and fury; title: Nations within states; title: One nation, one team, one image : Catalunya and the Basque country in Spain; title: Beauty or the beast? : the Corsican question; title: New (football) worlds; title: The colonial shadow : Africans in the French imagination; title: Only in America : representations of the USA national team; title: Marshalling art : the portrayal of North East Asian football