(Paperback)

This volume discusses such topics as: successes and contradictions in "multiracial" Brazilian football; the political role of football for Palestinians in Jordan; and football and violence in war-torn Africa - soccer and social rehabilitation in Sierra Leone.

(Hardback)

This volume discusses such topics as: successes and contradictions in "multiracial" Brazilian football; the political role of football for Palestinians in Jordan; and football and violence in war-torn Africa - soccer and social rehabilitation in Sierra Leone.

(Hardback)

Uncovers and investigates the conflicts apparent in football rivalry, by gathering together a series of in-depth case studies that span the football world.

(Paperback)

Uncovers and investigates the conflicts apparent in football rivalry, by gathering together a series of in-depth case studies that span the football world.

(Paperback)

Examines how groups of young male fans come to be identified as football 'hooligans, and challenges the assumption that violence is wholly central to the match-day experience for these supporters. This book is for undergraduates of social anthropology, sociology and criminology, and also for the general reader with an interest in football culture.