| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Intro -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: FC Barcelona, a Club Apart or Just Like All the Rest? -- Contexts and Perspectives -- Theoretical Approaches to the Global Football Industry -- Other Writing about FC Barcelona -- Chapters and Authors -- References -- Part I: History and Political Culture -- 1. FC Barcelona, Football, Politics and Culture: Foundations and Legacies -- Introduction: Understanding FC Barcelona -- From Gamper to 'Més que un club'. FC Barcelona: Folklore, idealism and tradition |
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The Catalan Dream: FC Barcelona as political and cultural custodian -- The Ultimate Rivalry: FC Barcelona v Real Madrid -- In Gamper's Footsteps: Coaches and managers -- A Galaxy of Players: Catalans, Spaniards and South Americans -- Conclusions: Framing FC Barcelona's history: Continuity and change -- References -- 2. The Transformation of FC Barcelona from 'More Than a Club' to a Global Brand -- Introduction -- The Gradual Evolution of 'More Than a Club' -- The birth of a Catalan club (1899-1923) -- The advent of a Catalanist self-consciousness (1923-1936) |
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Under surveillance, under suspicion (1939-1977) -- From depolitisation to independentism (1977-2023) -- More Than a Club or More of a Brand? -- Note -- References -- 3. FC Barcelona, Governance, Democracy and the Commercial Impulse: Striking the Balance -- Introduction -- FC Barcelona's Current Institutional Identity -- L'Elefant Blau -- FC Barcelona (2003-2010): Proof that a well-managed socio-owned football club can thrive and win on the field -- FC Barcelona's Qatar Partnership: A turning point |
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The Financial Operating Model of Spanish Football: The introduction of the LaLiga collective selling broadcasting mechanism (2016/2017) -- Joan Laporta Re-elected President of FC Barcelona -- The Operation of the LaLiga Economic Control System -- The Super League Proposal -- Conclusion -- References -- 4. Presidential Politics in FC Barcelona and Power in Contemporary Catalonia -- Introduction -- The Political Context and History of FC Barcelona -- Barça Presidencies: From its foundation to Núñez -- Joan Laporta and the Remaking of FC Barcelona -- Rossell, Bartomeu and the Transition of Barça |
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The Return of Laporta -- Conclusion -- References -- 5. Politics, Identity, Capitalism and Desire: An Anthropologist Reports from Camp Nou -- Introduction -- Barcelona, the Beast and the Sovereign: The King's Cup Finals of 2009, 2012 and 2015 -- The 2016 Clásico: A crisis of representation? -- The 2019 Clásico: Independentist street fights on the eve of the pandemic -- The European Super League, Messi's Burofax, the Spanish Tapes and Other Disenchantments (2021-2022) -- Conclusion -- References -- Part II: Media, Cultures and Identities |
| Summary |
This is the first critical, in-depth academic study of FC Barcelona, one of the world's great football clubs, exploring the historical, political, cultural and commercial dimensions of this global sporting institution |
| Notes |
Machine-generated record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781040013526 |
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104001352X |
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