Table of Contents

Anthony Giddens, Foreword -- Richard Giulianotti & Gary Armstrong, Reclaiming the Game: An Introduction to the Anthropology of Football -- Eduardo P. Archetti, ‘And Give Joy to my Heart': Ideology and Emotions in the Argentinian Cult of Maradona -- José Sergio Leite Lopes, Successes and Contradictions in ‘Multiracial' Brazilian Football -- Rocco De Biasi & Pierre Lanfranchi, The Importance of Difference: Football Identities in Italy -- Dag Tuastad, The Political Role of Football for Palestinians in Jordan -- Paul Nchoji Nkwi & Bea Vidacs, Football: Politics and Power in Cameroon -- Paul Richards, Football and Violence in War-Torn Africa: Soccer and Social Rehabilitation in Sierra Leone -- Anne Leseth, The Use of Juju in Football: Sport and Witchcraft in Tanzania -- Gary Armstrong & Malcolm Young, Legislators and Interpreters: The Law and ‘Football Hooligans' -- Richard Giulianotti, Enlightening the North: Aberdeen Fanzines and Football Identity -- Hans Kristian Hognestad, The Jambo Experience: An Anthropological Study of Hearts Fans -- John Hughson, The Bad Blue Boys and the ‘Magical Recovery' of John Clarke -- David L. Andrews, Robert Pitter, Detlev Zwick & Darren Ambrose, Soccer's Racial Frontier: Sport and the Suburbanization of Contemporary America

Promotional Information

Also available in paperback, 9781859731987 GBP19.99 (June, 1997)

About the Author

Gary Armstrong Lecturer,Department of Sport Science, Brunel University Richard Giulianotti University of Aberdeen

Reviews

'Illuminating, entertaining and ...well-written.' When Saturday Comes' '[A] valuable contribution to an expanding field of academic interest in global sport and world football. Furthermore, its interpretative approach provides a richness to the study of sport which has been relatively absent until recent years.' Journal of European Area Studies 'An absorbing in-depth and profound academical study which brings to light new perspectives on world football ... a most important addition to one's library because it offers a completely new study of football spectator perception.' Malta Sunday Times 'The first serious attempt to treat the phenomenon of football in an intercultural and comparative context on a universal scale ... Encompasses a rich panorama of the 'state of the art' and prefigures the future research locations of a genuine anthropology of football.' Social Anthropology '... an excellent anthology of 13 essays that affirm football as an important cultural institution in society. ... Contributions in this volume are based on ethnographic detail, supported by interpretive and anthropological, sociological and historical analysis. The result is a richly descriptive and analytical volume describing the many disparate football cultures in the world, and providing a rich sense of the lived experience of football and football fans. ... This volume provides valuable ideas and questions to locate future research. 'Entering the Field' is insightful and absorbing, very readable, and provides a good balance between theory and practical life. Soccer and Society