Football and European identity : historical narratives through the press

Publication Data

• Title Football and European identity : historical narratives through the press
• Author Liz Crolley
• Contributor David Hand
• Publisher Routledge
• Publication date 2006
• Publication location London
• Language English

Contents

Introduction: football, European identities and the press
Old Europe
England: theirs is not to reason why
France: the style counsel
Germany: past performance equals future value
Italy: high drama, fine art, classic design
Spain: land of hope and fury
Nations within the state
One nation, one team, one image?: Catalunya and the Basque country in Spain
Beauty or the beast? The Corsican question
New (football) worlds
The colonial shadow: Africans in the French imagination
Only in America: representations of the United States in Europe
Marshalling art: images of South-East Asian football.

Topics

• Soccer :: Social aspects :: Europe :: Cross-cultural studies
• Soccer :: Press coverage :: Europe :: Cross-cultural studies
• Soccer :: Political aspects :: Europe :: Cross-cultural studies
• Nationalism and sports :: Europe :: Cross-cultural studies
• 013469950

Football and European identity : historical narratives through the press by Liz Crolley. ISBN 9780203299531. Published by Routledge in 2006. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.