{"product_id":"9781412921275","title":"Globalization and Football","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis timely book provides an engaging, clear view of the interrelationships within key globalization processes and the global sport of football.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiulianotti and Robertson advance an intelligent and critical analysis that combines the conceptual and methodological aspects of global studies with the cultural complexity of the 'beautiful game'. The social history and global diffusion of football are examined, as well as the game's wider cultural, economic, political and social dimensions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing football to chart increasing levels of transnational connectivity and global consciousness, the authors explore how the game may be understood as a metric, mirror, motor and metaphor of globalization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIssues discussed include:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efootball's position as the 'global game'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etransnational identities of clubs and players, and the global civil society\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecosmopolitanism and Americanization\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eneo-liberal policies and key inequalities\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epolitics, nations, and international governance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book is ideal for students and academics with interests in sport, globalization and cultural relations. It will also appeal to wider readers who are curious about transnational processes, or who are passionate about the game of football.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SAGE Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47025533354224,"sku":"9781412921275","price":166.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781412921275","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}