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Also available in hardback, 9781859733974 GBP50.00 (March, 2001)

About the Author

Mr John Williams Director of the Sir Norman Chester Centre for Football Research,University of Leicester Cathy Long Research and Information Executive, FA Premier League Stephen Hopkins Associate Member at the Sir Norman Chester Centre for Football Research and Lecturer in Politics,University of Leicester

Reviews

'John Williams and his team have been at the forefront of the recent growth of academic research into football ... There are some excellent essays - Dave Hill on race, Raymond Boyle on religion and Andrew Ward on Bill Shankly - and there are some interesting points on the erosion of communal identity and Liverpool FC's importance to its city.' The Independent 'Superbly researched and presented and is clearly in tune with how Liverpool supporters think and the club operates ... Essential reading.' Liverpool Echo 'If you want to understand what made Liverpool the most successful club in England, why they faded and how the likes of Houllier and Parry want to bring them back, Passing Rhythms is the answer.' When Saturday Comes ' [A] careful and studious collection of contributed essays.' Programme Monthly 'Put together by a trio of soccer scholars, [the book] features a probing interview with the Liverpool manager - of the kind that used to be reserved for writers and art-house film directors ... And the message of Passing Rhythms is that a famous club such as Liverpool now counts as a talismanic social asset, a means of enabling communities to flourish in today's brand-name dominated, globalised economy.' New Statesman