{"product_id":"contested-fields-a-global-history-of-modern-football-paperback-softback-9781487594565","title":"Contested Fields; A Global History of Modern Football (Paperback \/ softback) 9781487594565","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eContested Fields\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Global History of Modern Football\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlan McDougall (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487594565\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 18 February 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages, 2 b\u0026amp;w tables\u003cbr\u003e21.3 x 14 x 2.3 cm, 0.3 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew cultural activities speak more powerfully to international histories of the modern world than football. In the late nineteenth century, this cheap and simple sport emerged as a major legacy of Britain\u0026amp;#x2019;s formal and informal empires and spread quickly across Europe, South America, and Africa. Today, football (known to many as soccer) is arguably the world\u0026amp;#x2019;s most popular pastime, an activity played and watched by millions of people around the globe. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContested Fields\u003c\/i\u003e introduces readers to key aspects of the global game, synthesizing research on football\u0026amp;#x2019;s transnational role in reflecting and shaping political, socio-economic, and cultural developments over the past 150 years. Each chapter uses case studies and cutting-edge scholarship to analyze an important element of football\u0026amp;#x2019;s international story: migration, money, competition, gender, race, space, spectatorship, and confrontation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003eList of Abbreviations\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModern Football: A Timeline\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Migrations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Money\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Competitions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Gender\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Race\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Spaces\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Spectators\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Confrontations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: FIFA Member Associations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSelect Bibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52685348700440,"sku":"9781487594565","price":18.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/contested-fields-a-global-history-of-modern-football-paperback-softback-9781487594565","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}