Football in France : A Cultural History (Global Sport Cultures)

"What has been lacking is the understanding of the culture of the game in France ... Geoff Hare's well-informed study fills that knowledge gap to perfection." --Four Four Two

"The aim of Football in France is to show how what was for many yea rs an essentially community and voluntary activity is now threatened by a tough looking combination of big business, satellite tv and the European Parliament ... the big issues are thought provokingly compared with the situation in Britain." --Soccer History

"Provides an account of how national identity and community values are being transformed and reshaped in the global marketplace, and there are undoubted lessons to be learned by other nations, and cultures, if France's on-field success is a genuine aspiration." --Programme Monthly & Football Collectable

"Hare's book has a leavening of humour, with some splendid vignettes of the great personalities...The great ideological conflicts that have marked French history are insc ribed into the history of its football culture, as Hare's book shows so well." --Saturday's Guardian

Football in France : A Cultural History (Global Sport Cultures),Geoff Hare,Berg Publishers,1859736572,France,History,Popular Culture - General,Soccer,Social Science,Social aspects,Sociology,Sports & Recreation,Popular culture,Soccer (Association football),Social Science / Popular Culture

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