ISBN:
9781138777101
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (287 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Series Statement:
Routledge Library Editions Sports Studies
Parallel Title:
Print version Hooligans Abroad (RLE Sports Studies) : The Behaviour and Control of English Fans in Continental Europe
DDC:
302.3/3
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
This book traces international developments in the hooligan phenomenon since the Heysel tragedy of 1985. The authors make special reference to the troubled European championships in West Germany in 1988 and look critically at political responses to the problem. The authors used 'participant observation' in their research on British fans at the World Cup in Spain, and at matches in Rotterdam and Copenhagen, and capture the authentic voice of football hooliganism in their interviews. In this analysis of patterns of football violence the authors suggest some short-term proposals for restricting s
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Dedication; Original Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Foreword by Sir Norman Chester; Preface; Introduction; Introduction to the second edition: Heysel and after; Part I English fans in Spain; 1 Preparations for Spain; 2 English fans in northern Spain; 3 The behaviour of English fans in northern Spain in non-football contexts; 4 English fans in Madrid; Part II The behaviour and control of English fans at 'one-off' continental matches; Introduction
Description / Table of Contents:
5 Aston Villa v. Bayern Munich: crowd behaviour and crowd control at the 1982 European Cup Final6 English fans in Copenhagen, September 1982; Conclusion: Tackling the problem; Appendix 1 Crowd disorders abroad reported in English newspapers in which no English teams or fans were involved; Appendix 2 Crowd disorders abroad reported in English newspapers in which English fans were recorded as the aggressors; Appendix 3 Crowd disorders abroad reported in English newspapers in which English fans or players were recorded as victims
Description / Table of Contents:
Appendix 4 A provisional scheme for limiting the occurrence of hooligan behaviour by English fans at continental matchesNotes and references; Index
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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