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African Football, Identity Politics and Global Media Narratives The Legacy of the FIFA 2010 World Cup /

This edited volume addresses key debates around African football, identity construction, fan cultures, and both African and global media narratives. Using the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa as a lens, it explores how football in Africa is intimately bound up with deeper social, cultural and pol...

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Main Authors: Chari, Tendai. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Mhiripiri, Nhamo A. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Edition:1st ed. 2014.
Series:Global Culture and Sport Series,
Subjects:
Culture.
Ethnology—Africa.
Sociology.
Sports—Sociological aspects.
Communication.
Cultural studies.
Sociology of Culture.
African Culture.
Sociology, general.
Sociology of Sport and Leisure.
Media Studies.
Cultural Studies.
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137392237
Summary:This edited volume addresses key debates around African football, identity construction, fan cultures, and both African and global media narratives. Using the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa as a lens, it explores how football in Africa is intimately bound up with deeper social, cultural and political currents.
Physical Description:XIV, 313 p. online resource.
ISBN:9781137392237
ISSN:2662-3404

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