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Games Without Frontiers

Joe Kennedy

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English
Repeater Books
01 November 2018
Is soccer inherently political? What does soccer actually mean today? Games Without Frontiers seeks force us to think about what we mean when we say 'soccer'. Along the way, it skewers media cliches about footballers and fans, considers the sport's implications for radical politics and aesthetics, and situates the 'working-man's game' in relation to twenty-first century discussions of political authenticity.

Written half as a travelogue, this book seeks to protect football from some of its would-be saviors without ever losing sight of what it means to have a fan's investment in the game.
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Imprint:   Repeater Books
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Height: 197mm,  Width: 130mm,  Spine: 10mm
Weight:   367g
ISBN:   9781910924242
ISBN 10:   1910924245
Pages:   136
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Joe Kennedy is from the north-east of England and teaches English and Cultural Studies on the University ofGothenburg's programme at the University of Sussex. His academic work focuses on the postwar continuations and mutations of modernism in Britain, and on critical theory. Hewrites on literature, music, visual art, sport and politics for a wide range of publications.

Reviews for Games Without Frontiers

"""Treats football with the kind of serious analysis it deserves but rarely gets."" ""A rich exploration of football in its broadest sense - not as merely a set of match results, statistics and tactical approaches but as a living social entity."" ""A successful attempt to think through the nature of football’s significance."" ""Games Without Frontiers forces us to see philosophy and football in a new relation: as inherently connected rather than as opposites."""


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