Bigotry, Football and Scotland / / John Flint, John Kelly.

A multidisciplinary analysis of sectarianism and bigotry in Scottish footballSectarianism and bigotry are among the most publicly debated issues in Scotland, often reported in the newspapers as the 'shame' of Scotland's national game. The current crisis in Scottish football includes h...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-2000
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Place / Publishing House:Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]
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Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (240 p.) :; 6 B/W illustrations
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contributors
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • 1 Football and Bigotry in Scotland
  • Rethinking Geographical, Historical and Social Contexts
  • 2 Outside the Hothouse: Perspectives Beyond the Old Firm
  • 3 Is Football Bigotry Confined to the West of Scotland? The Heart of Midlothian and Hibernian Rivalry
  • 4 'They Sing That Song': Football and Sectarianism in Glasgow during the 1920s and 1930s
  • 5 History and Memory in Scottish Football
  • 6 Scottish Enlightenment and the Sectarianism Civilising Offensive
  • Constructing and Governing 'Sectarianism' and Football
  • 7 The New Sectarians
  • 8 Hegemonic Fandom and the Red Herring of Sectarianism
  • 9 England's Act, Scotland's Shame and the Limits of Law
  • 10 He's Back! But Scotland's National Demon Never Left: Revisiting Media Representations of Neil Lennon and Narratives of Bigotry
  • Neglected Perspectives: Class, Gender and Football Supporters
  • 11 Women, Football and Communities: Gendered Conceptualisations of 'Sectarianism'
  • 12 The Politics of Anti-sectarianism
  • 13 Sectarianism Sells - or Does It? A Celtic Supporter's View
  • 14 Sectarianism and Scottish Football: A Rangers Perspective
  • Conclusions
  • 15 Necessary Debates and Future Research and Policy Imperatives
  • Index