Football, Violence and Social Identity

by Richard Giulianotti (Editor ), Norman Bonney, Mike Hepworth (Editor)

Drawing on research from Britain, Europe, Argentina and the USA this volume examines the culture and loyalties of soccer players and crowds and their relationships to social order, disorder and violence. This informative and accessible book will be of interest to students of Sport Science and to all of those who love the game of soccer.

Genres: Football, Sociology, Sports, Nonfiction

268 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

Richard Giulianotti is currently employed by Aberdeen University's Sociology Department as ESRC Research Assistant on a research project studying Scottish football fan behaviour and related youth sub-cultures.

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