Globalization And Football

Author : Richard Giulianotti,Roland Robertson
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2009-06-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781473903623

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Globalization and Football by Richard Giulianotti,Roland Robertson Pdf

This timely book provides an engaging, clear view of the interrelationships within key globalization processes and the international sport of football. Intelligently combining the conceptual and methodological aspects of global studies with the specific cultural conditions of the 'beautiful game' Giulianotti and Robertson illuminate its social history and diffusion, as well as wider cultural, economic, political and social dimensions. Using football to chart an increasing global connectivity, or globality, the authors explore how the game may be understood as a metric, mirror, motor and metaphor of globalization Issues discussed include: - Transnational Identities and the Global Civil Society, - Cosmopolitanism & Americanization, - Neo-Liberalism, Inequalities and Transnational Clubs, - Politics, Nations, and International Governance, Ideal for students and lecturers concerned with the sociology of sport, globalization and international cultural studies - the book will be of interest to anyone keen to map the intricate ways in which transnational processes may impact upon particular domains of social life.

Author : Franklin Foer
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2009-10-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780061864704

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How Soccer Explains the World by Franklin Foer Pdf

“An eccentric, fascinating exposé of a world most of us know nothing about. . . . Bristles with anecdotes that are almost impossible to believe.” —New York Times Book Review “Terrific. . . . A travelogue full of important insights into both cultural change and persistence. . . . Foer’s soccer odyssey lends weight to the argument that a humane world order is possible.” — Washington Post Book World A groundbreaking work—named one of the five most influential sports books of the decade by Sports Illustrated—How Soccer Explains the World is a unique and brilliantly illuminating look at soccer, the world’s most popular sport, as a lens through which to view the pressing issues of our age, from the clash of civilizations to the global economy. From Brazil to Bosnia, and Italy to Iran, this is an eye-opening chronicle of how a beautiful sport and its fanatical followers can highlight the fault lines of a society, whether it’s terrorism, poverty, anti-Semitism, or radical Islam—issues that now have an impact on all of us. Filled with blazing intelligence, colorful characters, wry humor, and an equal passion for soccer and humanity, How Soccer Explains the World is an utterly original book that makes sense of our troubled times.

Author : Cornel Sandvoss
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2004-03-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781134378319

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A Game of Two Halves by Cornel Sandvoss Pdf

Professional football is one of the most popular television 'genres' worldwide, attracting the support of millions of fans, and the sponsorship of powerful companies. In A Game of Two Halves, Sandvoss considers football's relationship with television, its links with transnational capitalism, and the importance of football fandom in forming social and cultural identities around the globe. He presents the phenomenon of football as a reflection postmodern culture and globalization.Through a series of case studies, based in ethnographic audience research, Sandvoss explores the motivations and pleasures of football fans, the intense bond formed between supporters and their clubs, the implications of football consumption on political discourse and citizenship, football as a factor of cultural globalisation, and the pivotal role of football and television in a postmodern cultural order.

Author : Joseph Maguire,Katie Liston,Mark Falcous
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 712 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-20
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781137568540

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The Palgrave Handbook of Globalization and Sport by Joseph Maguire,Katie Liston,Mark Falcous Pdf

This handbook illustrates the utility of global sport as a lens through which to disentangle the interconnected political, economic, cultural, and social patterns that shape our lives. Drawing on multidisciplinary perspectives, it is organized into three parts. The first part outlines theoretical and conceptual insights from global sport scholarship: from the conceptualization and development of globalization theories, transnationalism and transnational capital, through to mediasport, roving coloniality, and neoliberal doctrine. The second part illustrates the varied flows within global sport and the ways in which these flows are contested, across physical cultures/sport forms, identities, ideologies, media, and economic capital. Diverse topics and cases are covered, such as sport business and the global sport industry, financial fair play, and global mediasport. Finally, the third part explores various aspects of global sport development and governance, incorporating insights from work in the Global South. Across all of these contributions, varied approaches are taken to examine the ‘power of sport’ trope, generating a thought-provoking dialogue for the reader. Featuring an accomplished roster of contributors and wide-ranging coverage of key issues and debates, this handbook will serve as an indispensable resource for scholars and students of contemporary sports studies.

Author : Franklin Foer
Publisher : Random House
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2011-12-31
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781448108008

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How Football Explains The World by Franklin Foer Pdf

What in the world has the power to liberate women in Iran while provoking antagonism between Catholics and Protestants in Scotland, to lure Nigerians to the cold of the Ukraine while heating up class warfare in the US heartlands, and both profit local gangsters and create local - and international - celebrities? Foer presents an unexpected, uniquely revealing tour of the politics and culture of football from Milan to Tehran. He examines the game's role in sustaining ancient hatreds and rivalries (Serbia's Red Star and Croatia's Dinamo); in supporting the migration of players and the rise of the football oligarchs (such as Silvio Berlusconi, President of AC Milan - and of Italy); and in defending the virtues and vices of old-fashioned nationalism. As Foer brilliantly illuminates, the Balkan War, anti-Semitism, Jewish identity, racism, social integration, media manipulation, and American patriotism have all been influenced by, as well as have had a dramatic effect on, football. On his travels, Foer encounters a collection of fans that is stranger than fiction: from a British hooligan with a Jewish mother, a Nazi father and a career as a soldier of fortune, to a fan club in Serbia that turns into a brutal anti-Muslim paramilitary unit. The result is an unforgettable parade of uniquely memorable fans - each set into his - or her - unique political and cultural context.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Soccer
ISBN : 0203338626

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A Game of Two Halves by Anonim Pdf

Author : Mark Doidge
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2015-05-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781472519207

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Football Italia by Mark Doidge Pdf

This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. Football has undergone a period of transformation over the last thirty years. Despite these global processes, different national leagues have adapted in different ways. After an initial period of success directly after Italia '90, Italian football has gone through a period of sustained crisis. It has been blighted by financial mismanagement, corruption scandals and fan violence. This has impacted Italy's ability to compete on a global stage. Football Italia accounts for the development of Italian football in relation to the wider global transformations impacting football and addresses the reasons for Serie A's initial success and current malaise. Theoretically, this book locates Italian football within the wider power network of the state and how this has impacted political engagement. After an historical overview of the Italian political economy, Football Italia highlights how football is part of the wider political network. Football clubs are owned by powerful businessmen (and they are all men) who are also politicians. This centralisation of power within a small hegemonic group inhibits change. Within this broader structure, wider corruption scandals continue; from regular match-fixing scandals to doping. Meanwhile, stadiums are crumbling and police over-aggressive. It is within this context that we must place the fans. Both the ultras and supporters who attend official supporters' clubs are disaffected and without the power to change the status quo. Consequently, Italian football has been in decline throughout the 21st century.

Author : Wyn Grant
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Soccer
ISBN : 1788213513

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Political Football by Wyn Grant Pdf

The state's presence in professional football has been ad hoc and inconsistent. Football has been largely exempt from the development of the regulatory state and has been left to govern itself. However, new media have raised the profile of the game and globalization has created new pressures as clubs become pawns in the ambitions of states and wealthy individuals. Clubs offer an important sense of identity for fans, but the impersonality and distance of ownership can set up new tensions. Corruption in the international governing body has been a significant problem and the sport's symbiotic relationship with gambling is a concern. There are no off-the-shelf solutions for regulation, but clearly, the complexities of the beautiful game and its economic size require more attention from government.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789004500365

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Globalization/Glocalization: Developments in Theory and Application by Anonim Pdf

In the immense literature on globalization, the work of Roland Robertson stands out. In particular, his insistence that globalization manifests itself primarily as glocalization, the simultaneity of the global and the local, of homogenization and heterogenization continues to influence how a wide variety of observers understand the process, including those who contest it. In honour of Robertson’s lifetime contributions, this volume brings together a set of essays that demonstrate the cogency of his approach, point out directions in which it can be further developed, and illustrate the insight it can provide in topics as varied as religion, football, wine, morality, and UFOs. Contributors include: Peter Beyer, John Boli, Didem Buhari Gulmez, Rebecca Catto, Richard Giulianotti, Ulf Hannerz, David Inglis, Paul James, Habibul Haque Khondker, Anne Sophie Krossa, Frank Lechner, Kristian Naglo, John H. Simpson, Manfred B. Steger, and George M. Thomas.

Author : Jannis Rudzki-Weise
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2010-12
Category : Globalization
ISBN : 9783640776641

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Globalization in Foer's "How Soccer Explains the World" by Jannis Rudzki-Weise Pdf

Seminar paper from the year 2010 in the subject English - Literature, Works, grade: 1,3, University of Maryland University College in Heidelberg, course: Non-Fiction, language: English, abstract: Most Americans would agree that watching football on the weekends and rooting for their favorite team is an integral part of Americanism. Therefore, it is not surprising that popular sports writing in the United States usually covers American football or baseball as stated in Don DeLillo's famous prologue "The Triumph of Death" to his novel Underworld. Franklin Foer breaks this tradition by introducing soccer to an American audience. Foer's book has been quite successful, as ESPN ranks it among the top four books written on the culture of soccer (Caple 1). Foer does not only discuss sports, but he also journeys from stadium to stadium around the globe to provide new insight on today's world events. He uses the globalized medium of soccer to explain political, economic and social occurrences. In this essay, I will look at chapters seven and nine in which Foer's argumentation is political. Therefore, this can be considered both sports, as well as political writing. How Soccer Explains the World is organized into ten chapters, which can be read as three different parts with regard to content. "The first third of the book explores globalization's failure to erode the game's great rivalries and the hatreds they can produce" (Young 1). Foer then elaborates on the role of soccer in politics and economics when he explains the rise of the oligarchs and the corruption that was included in this process. In the last part of the book, the role soccer plays in preserving nationalism and for returning to the idea of tribalism is looked at in-depth.

Author : Maria M.
Publisher : Preach Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2023-11-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8196744102

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Globalization and Technology by Maria M. Pdf

Football, which is the most popular sport in the world, has seen a significant transformation in recent years, which has been primarily pushed by the forces of globalization and technology. We delve into the remarkable journey of football as it transformed from a localized pastime to a truly global phenomenon, all the while embracing an array of technological innovations that have revolutionized the way the game is played, consumed, and managed. The title of this article is "Globalization and Technology: Football's Remarkable Transformation," and it can be found here. The book starts off with an introduction that lays the groundwork by highlighting the widespread appeal of football as well as the critical roles that globalization and technology play in determining the sport's future. Football fans and academics who read through these pages will embark on a trip through history, culture, economics, and technology in order to gain an understanding of how the sport has evolved into what it is today. The first few chapters of the book provide an in-depth exploration of the historical beginnings of football, tracing the sport back to its beginnings as a local and regional activity. It reveals the fundamental technological influences that were responsible for the early game's development. These unassuming beginnings established the groundwork for a global phenomenon that would someday capture billions of people. These beginnings included leather balls and equipment that was handcrafted. we look at the potential and difficulties that have arisen as a result of the globalization and technological integration of football. The book guides the reader through the difficulties of the change of the sport, from the need to strike a balance between tradition and modernization to the importance of ethical considerations. In addition to this, it looks to the future, making predictions about future trends and the ongoing development of football as a global phenomenon. The reader is prompted to consider the tremendous changes that have occurred in football throughout the final chapter of the book. It encapsulates the sport's continuing appeal, despite the significant changes that it has endured throughout the course of its history. The book will leave readers with a profound awareness of the roles that globalization and technology will play in determining the future of the beautiful game. The fascinating book "Globalization and Technology: Football's Remarkable Transformation" examines the process by which football overcame barriers such as national boundaries, cultural norms, and technological limitations to become the global phenomenon that it is today. It doesn't matter if you're a die-hard football fan, a sports enthusiast, or a study of globalization and technology; this book will take you on a journey that is both thorough and illuminating as it takes you through the riveting history of the sport and its incredible evolution.

Author : P. Millward
Publisher : Springer
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2011-10-12
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780230348639

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The Global Football League by P. Millward Pdf

This book tackles issues of globalization in the English Premier League and unpicks what this means to fan groups around the world, drawing upon a range of sociological theories to tell the story of the local and global repertoires of action emanating from the popular protests at Liverpool and Manchester United football clubs.

Author : Jamie Cleland
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2015-03-24
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781135007638

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A Sociology of Football in a Global Context by Jamie Cleland Pdf

Association football is now the global sport, consumed in various ways by millions of people across the world. Throughout its history, football has been a catalyst as much for social cohesion, unity, excitement and integration as it can be for division, exclusion and discrimination. A Sociology of Football in a Global Context examines the historical, political, economic, social and cultural complexities of the game across Europe, Africa, Asia and North and South America. It analyses the key developments and sociological debates within football through a topic-based approach that concentrates on the history of football and its global diffusion; the role of violence; the global governance of the game by FIFA; race, racism and whiteness; gender and homophobia; the changing nature of fans; the media and football’s financial revolution; the transformation of players into global celebrities; and the growth of football leagues across the world. Using a range of examples from all over the world, each chapter highlights the different social and cultural changes football has seen, most notably since the 1990s, when its relationship with the mass media and other transnational networks became more important and financially lucrative.

Author : Richard Giulianotti,Roland Robertson
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2007-10-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UOM:39015076114001

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Globalization and Sport by Richard Giulianotti,Roland Robertson Pdf

This collection places sport at the heart of debates on global processes. It features major critical interventions by some of the world's leading sociologists and anthropologists on the subject of sport.

Author : Alan Bairner
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2001-03-29
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0791449114

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Sport, Nationalism, and Globalization by Alan Bairner Pdf

Explores the relationship between sport and national identities within the context of globalization in the modern era.