Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Millward, P

Titel

The Global Football League: Transnational Networks, Social Movements and Sport in the New Media Age

Auflage

1

Ort / Verlag

London: Palgrave Macmillan

Erscheinungsjahr

2011

Link zum Volltext

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• 01 02 This pioneering book critically addresses the themes that have come to define the global flow of images, capital and people that exist in contemporary football today. In doing so, this text tackles issues of globalization in the English Premier League and unpicks what this means to fan groups in the UK, U.S.A, Scandinavia and East Asia. The text also explores issues connected to the growing trend of overseas ownership in the English Premier League and by doing so, the book draws upon a range of sociological theories to tell the story of the local and global repertoires of action emanating from the popular protests at Liverpool and Manchester United football clubs. 19 02 Examines the globalization of British football through the application of various social movement theories Explores the impact that the credit crunch has had on elite level football Examines the violent tension between local fans and the global aspirations of clubs keen to export their brands internationally  Explores growing interest in British football in North America and Asia, and foreign investment in clubs - e.g. Roman Abramovich's 2003 purchase of Chelsea Football Club 02 02 This book tackles issues of globalization in the English Premier League and unpicks what this means to fan groups around the world, drawing upon a range of sociological theories to tell the story of the local and global repertoires of action emanating from the popular protests at Liverpool and Manchester United football clubs. 31 02 This pioneering book critically explores issues of globalization in the English Premier League and unpicks what this means to fan groups around the world 13 02 PETER MILLWARD is a Lecturer in Applied Social Science at Durham University, UK. He has published widely in areas relating to sociological dimensions of contemporary football fandom, explicitly including the political economy of sport and issues pertaining to cultural identifications amongst football fans. 04 02 List of Tables Acknowledgements  Introduction  The Network League  Overseas Ownership  'Traditional' Fandom  Transnational Fandom  Love United, Hate Glazer  'Debt, Lies, Cowboys'  The City is Ours?  Supporter Mobilisation  Conclusions References Index