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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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Al-Arian, Abdullah A. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2022.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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.