Description:Football is unquestionably the world s most popular and influential sport. There is no corner of the globe in which the game is not played or followed. More countries are affiliated to FIFA, football s governing body, than to the United Nations. The sport has therefore become an important component of our social, cultural, political and economic life. The "Routledge Handbook of Football Studies" is a landmark work of reference, going further than any other book in considering the historical and contemporary significance of football around the world.Written by a team of leading sport scholars, the book covers a broad range of disciplines from history, sociology, politics and business, to philosophy, law and media studies. The central section of the book examines key themes and issues in football studies, such as the World Cup and international competition, governance and ownership, fandom and celebrity. The concluding section offers in-depth surveys of the culture and organisation of football in each of the regional confederations, from UEFA to CONCACAF.This book will be fascinating reading for any serious football fan and an essential resource for advanced students or scholars undertaking research in football or sport studies, and any practitioner or policy-maker working in football."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Routledge Handbook of Football Studies (Routledge International Handbooks). To get started finding Routledge Handbook of Football Studies (Routledge International Handbooks), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Routledge Handbook of Football Studies (Routledge International Handbooks)
Description: Football is unquestionably the world s most popular and influential sport. There is no corner of the globe in which the game is not played or followed. More countries are affiliated to FIFA, football s governing body, than to the United Nations. The sport has therefore become an important component of our social, cultural, political and economic life. The "Routledge Handbook of Football Studies" is a landmark work of reference, going further than any other book in considering the historical and contemporary significance of football around the world.Written by a team of leading sport scholars, the book covers a broad range of disciplines from history, sociology, politics and business, to philosophy, law and media studies. The central section of the book examines key themes and issues in football studies, such as the World Cup and international competition, governance and ownership, fandom and celebrity. The concluding section offers in-depth surveys of the culture and organisation of football in each of the regional confederations, from UEFA to CONCACAF.This book will be fascinating reading for any serious football fan and an essential resource for advanced students or scholars undertaking research in football or sport studies, and any practitioner or policy-maker working in football."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Routledge Handbook of Football Studies (Routledge International Handbooks). To get started finding Routledge Handbook of Football Studies (Routledge International Handbooks), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.