Football in the Middle East : state, society, and the beautiful game /
A tour d'horizon exploring how the world's best-loved game is affecting people, societies, and governments across the region. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, this book examines the complex questions raised by the phenomenon of football as a significant cultural force in the Middle Ea...
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| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
2022.
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Table of Contents:
- 1. The political game: a genealogy of the Egyptian League / Ibrahim Elhoudaiby
- 2. Beyond soft power: football as a form of regime legitimation / Abdullah Al-Arian
- 3. A study of football chants as political expression in the Algerian Hirak / Maher Mezahi
- 4. The trivialization of women's football in Turkey / Yağmur Nuhrat
- 5. Homeland: national identity performance in the Qatar National Team / Thomas Ross Griffin
- 6. Playing in the triple periphery: exclusionary policies towards Palestinian football in Lebanon / Danyel Reiche
- 7. Refugees and football in the global and Middle East contexts / Ramon Spaaij
- 8. More than just a game: football in the Palestinian Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement / Aubrey Bloomfield
- 9. Qatar, the World Cup, and the global campaign for migrant workers' rights / Zahra Babar
- 10. GCC football fans and their engagement: establishing a research agenda / Simon Chadwick
- 11. To see and be seen: football, media, and social change in Iran / Niki Akhavan
- 12. Qatar's BeIN sports and football broadcasting in the Middle East: international influence and regional rancor / Craig L LaMay.