The Roots of Football Hooliganism (RLE Sports Studies) - An Historical and Sociological Study (Hardcover)

This systematic historical and sociological study of the phenomenon of football hooliganism examines the history of crowd disorderliness at association football matches in Britain and assesses both popular and academic explanations of the problem. The authors' study starts in the 1880s, when professional football first emerged in its modern form, charting the pre and inter-war periods and revealing that England's World Cup triumph formed a watershed. The changing social composition of football crowds and the changing class structure of British society is discussed and the genesis of modern football hooliganism is explained by tracing it to the cultural conditions and circumstances which reproduce in young working-class males an interest in a publicly expressed aggressive masculine style.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Library Editions: Sports Studies
Release date:	April 2014
First published:	1988
Authors:	Eric Dunning • Patrick J. Murphy • John Williams
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	282
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-77708-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Leisure Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Violence in society > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Ball games > Football (Soccer, Association football) > General
LSN:	1-138-77708-0
Barcode:	9781138777088

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