TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gibbons,Tom
TI  - English national identity and football fan culture: who are ya? 
SN  - 9781472423290
AV  - GV944.G7 .G54 2014eb
U1  - 796.3340941 23
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Surrey, England, Burlington, Vermont
PB  - Ashgate
KW  - Soccer
KW  - England
KW  - Soccer fans
KW  - National characteristics, English
KW  - Sports
KW  - Sociological aspects
KW  - Anglais
KW  - Angleterre
KW  - Aspect sociologique
KW  - GAMES
KW  - Gambling
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - SPORTS & RECREATION
KW  - Business Aspects
KW  - Essays
KW  - History
KW  - Reference
KW  - TRAVEL
KW  - Special Interest
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Theoretical Approach for Understanding Contemporary English National Identity; 3 The Unintended Consequences of Global and European Forces on English Football Fan Culture; 4 Manifestations of Englishness in Pubs during World Cup 2006; 5 Fan Debates on Team GB at the London 2012 Olympics and the Almunia Case; 6 The Club versus Country Debate in English Football and the Diverse Use of the St George's Cross; 7 Conclusion: Diminishing Contrasts, Increasing Varieties in English Football; Appendix: Research Strategy; Bibliography; Index
N2  - Examining football fans' expressions of Englishness in public houses and online spaces, the author discusses the effects of globalisation, European integration and UK devolution on English society, revealing that the use of the St George's Cross does not signal the emergence of a specifically 'English' national consciousness, but in fact masks a more complex, multi-layered process of national identity construction. A detailed and grounded study of identity, nationalism and globalisation amongst football fans, English National Identity and Football Fan Culture will appeal to scholars and studen
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