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1 online resource (241 pages) |
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Title Page; Imprint; Contents; Acknowledgements; Contributors; Foreword; Introduction; 1 Football and Bigotry in Scotland; Rethinking Geographical, Historical and Social Contexts; 2 Outside the Hothouse: Perspectives Beyond the Old Firm; 3 Is Football Bigotry Confined to the West of Scotland? The Heart of Midlothian and Hibernian Rival; 4 'They Sing That Song': Football and Sectarianism in Glasgow during the 1920s and 1930s; 5 History and Memory in Scottish Football; 6 Scottish Enlightenment and the Sectarianism Civilising Offensive |
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Constructing and Governing 'Sectarianism' and Football7 The New Sectarians; 8 Hegemonic Fandom and the Red Herring of Sectarianism; 9 England's Act, Scotland's Shame and the Limits of Law; 10 He's Back! But Scotland's National Demon Never Left: Revisiting Media Representations of Neil Le; Neglected Perspectives: Class, Gender and Football Supporters; 11 Women, Football and Communities: Gendered Conceptualisations of 'Sectarianism'; 12 The Politics of Anti-sectarianism; 13 Sectarianism Sells -- or Does It? A Celtic Supporter's View |
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14 Sectarianism and Scottish Football: A Rangers PerspectiveConclusions; 15 Necessary Debates and Future Research and Policy Imperatives; Index |
| Summary |
Sectarianism and bigotry are among the most publicly debated issues in Scotland, often reported in the newspapers as the 'shame' of Scotland's national game. The current crisis in Scottish football includes high profile controversies and disorder related to bigotry and sectarianism which resulted in new legislation to tackle offensive behaviour in and beyond football grounds. In this collection, contributors from a range of disciplinary positions present the latest empirical research evidence and social theory to examine and debate fundamental issues about bigotry in Scottish football and soci |
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English |
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Print version record |
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Soccer -- Scotland
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Soccer -- Social aspects -- Scotland
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Toleration -- Scotland
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Soccer.
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Soccer -- Social aspects.
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Toleration.
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Social Sciences.
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Recreation & Sports.
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Scotland.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Kelly, John
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| ISBN |
9780748670383 |
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0748670386 |
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