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An ethnography of English football fans : cans, cops and carnivals /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pearson, Geoff
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2012.
Series:New ethnographies.
Subjects:
Soccer hooliganism > England.
Soccer fans > England > Psychology.
Soccer fans > England > Attitudes.
Collective behavior.
Crowds.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Ethnography: theory, method and practice
  • 2. The football carnival
  • 3. Identity and expression
  • 4. Fans or hooligans?
  • 5. Authority and social control
  • 6. Alcohol and the effectiveness of alcohol controls
  • 7. Attitudes to gender, sexuality, race and disability
  • 8. The impact of technology
  • 9. Conclusions.