Overview
- Authors:
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Gary Armstrong
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Richard Giulianotti
Keywords
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community
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culture
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migration
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Nation
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society
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sociology
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Sport
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Sport Studies
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sports
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violence
About this book
This groundbreaking collection provides the first detailed social analysis of football within Africa. The book features case-study essays that draw heavily on detailed fieldwork to examine the distinctive football cultures that have grown up in African communities. The book should be compulsory reading, for social scientists in sport studies and African studies and for informed football followers everywhere.
Reviews
'...this rich history of African football fills a glaring sporting gap.' - Brian Oliver, Observer
'...the book provides the best and most enlightening survey of the history and meaning of African football yet.' - David Goldblatt, The Times Literary Supplement
'..impressive collection' - The Times
'seminally terrific...a compelling political and cultural read.' - Frank Keating, The Guardian
About the authors
PETER ALEGI is Assistant Professor of History and Director of the African American Studies Programme at Eastern Kentucky, USA
JOHN BALE is Lecturer and Researcher at Aarhus University, Denmark and Keele University, UK
WIEBE BOER is a PhD student in African History at Yale University, USA
TIM EDENSOR is Lecturer in Cultural Studies at Staffordshire University, UK
LAURA FAIR is Associate Professor of African History at the University of Oregon, USA
YOUSSEF FATES is Docteur d'Etat en Science Politique a the University of Paris, France
HANS HOGNESTAD is a Social Anthropologist and Researcher at the Norwegian University for Sport and Physical Education, Norway
IBRAHIM KOODORUTH is Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Mauritius
ALEX LAST is a Freelance Journalist, UK
GARETH STANTON is Lecturer in the Department of Media and Communications, Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK
ARVID TOLLISEN is teaches Sport and Physical Education at Fredtun College, Stavern, Norway
BEA VIDACS is Lecturer in Anthropology at Baruch College, City University of New York, USA
PETER WOODWARD is Professor of Politics and International Relations, University of Reading, UK
