Football and European identity : historical narratives through the press /

Football and European identity : historical narratives through the press /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Crolley, Liz, 1966-
Imprint:	London ; New York : Routledge, 2006.
Description:	211 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	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. Nationalism and sports. Soccer -- Political aspects. Soccer -- Social aspects. Europe. Cross-cultural studies.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6240899

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Other authors / contributors:	Hand, David, 1960-
ISBN:	0415321867 (hbk.) 0415321875 (pbk.) 9780415321860 (hbk.) 9780415321877 (pbk.)
Notes:	"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada." Includes bibliographical references (p. [198]-203) and index.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgements
1. Introduction
Part I. Old Europe
2. England: theirs is not to reason why
3. France: the style counsel
4. Germany: past performance equals future value
5. Italy: high drama, fine art, classic design
6. Spain: land of hope and fury
Part II. Nations within states
7. One nation, one team, one image: Catalunya and the Basque Country in Spain
8. Beauty or the beast? The Corsican question
Part III. New (football) worlds
9. The colonial shadow: Africans in the French imagination
10. Only in America: representations of the USA national team
11. Marshalling art: the portrayal of North East Asian football
Bibliography
Index