{"product_id":"the-making-of-jew-clubs-performing-jewishness-and-antisemitism-in-european-football-and-fan-cultures-hardback-9780253073372","title":"The Making of \"Jew Clubs\"; Performing Jewishness and Antisemitism in European Football and Fan Cultures (Hardback) 9780253073372","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Making of \"Jew Clubs\"\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePerforming Jewishness and Antisemitism in European Football and Fan Cultures\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePavel Brunssen (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253073372\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 2 September 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e480 pages, 52 b\u0026amp;w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.666 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A masterful comparative study that shows that sports is crucial to fully understand the modern Jewish experience and the history of antisemitism.\" - Prof. Dr. Michael Brenner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Brunssen's well-researched and theoretically astute book shows how this strange contemporary phenomenon reveals essential insights into the ongoing European effort to come to terms with a difficult past. A fascinating discussion of the role of the 'Jew' in the European imagination and a valuable contribution to the study of the politics of memory.\" - Maurice Samuels\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A pioneering study of the intersection between memory cultures and collective identities in post-1945 European football. A fascinating exploration of the performance of Judaism in the virtually Jewish stadium and of representations of Judaism in the absence of Jews.\" - Raanan Rein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In this fascinating study, Brunssen tackles an intriguing phenomenon: many major European soccer clubs are viewed as Jewish, with fans who celebrate that label and fans of competing teams who insult these \"Jewish clubs\" with antisemitic epithets. Brunssen offers a bold and nuanced interpretation of this singular case of transnational, popular philosemitism.\" - Ari Joskowicz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Brunssen's work is 480 pages long, and the stories of the four clubs are comprehensively presented. But it goes far beyond that.\" - Moritz Ettlinger, \u003ci\u003eDerstandard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy do non-Jewish football fans chant \"Yid Army\" or wave \"Super Jews\" banners - especially in support of clubs that are not Jewish? The Making of \"Jew Clubs\" explores how four major European football clubs - FC Bayern Munich, FK Austria Vienna, Ajax Amsterdam, and Tottenham Hotspur - came to be seen as \"Jew Clubs,\" even though they have never officially identified as Jewish.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this transnational study, Pavel Brunssen traces how both Jewish and non-Jewish actors perform Jewishness, antisemitism, and philosemitism within European football cultures over the 20th and 21st centuries. Drawing on a wide array of primary sources - from fan chants and matchday rituals to media portrayals and club histories - the book reveals how football stadiums have become unexpected stages for negotiating memory, identity, and historical trauma.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOffering a new approach to Holocaust memory, sports history, and Jewish studies, The Making of \"Jew Clubs\" shows how football cultures reflect and reshape Europe's conflicted relationship with its Jewish past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface and Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1. FC Bayern Munich: The \"Jew Club\" as Memory Culture\u003cbr\u003e2. FK Austria Vienna: The \"Jew Club\" as Cultural Code\u003cbr\u003e3. Ajax Amsterdam: The \"Jew Club\" as Fan Performance\u003cbr\u003e4. Tottenham Hotspur: Problematizing the \"Jew Club\"\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003eAfterword: The \"Jew Clubs\" after October 7\u003cbr\u003eAppendix: Archives, Monuments, and Museums\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52712028438808,"sku":"9780253073372","price":60.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-making-of-jew-clubs-performing-jewishness-and-antisemitism-in-european-football-and-fan-cultures-hardback-9780253073372","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}