01487    a2200277   4500001001100000005001700011008003900028020001800067037003600085040000700121041000800128072001500136072001500151072001300166072001300179072002100192072002100213072001900234100001300253245004000266250000600306260003200312300001000344520083400354700002101188131788672020250317100400.0250312042014GB                   eng    a9781317886723  bTaylor & FranciscGBP 49.99fBB  a01  aeng7 aJHM2thema7 aQRA2thema7 aJHM2bic7 aHRA2bic7 aSOC0020002bisac7 aSOC0260002bisac7 a796.3342bisac1 aVic Duke10aFootball, Nationality and the State  a1  aOxfordbRoutledgec20140925  a176 p  bFootball, Nationality and the State examines the complex and ever-changing relationship between football (its development and structure), nationality and the state. Divided into two parts the book first deals with the existence of more than one football nation within the same political state. Using international comparisons the authors argue that these divisions may result from football's early history and development, regional movements for independence, or the growth of a language cleavage. The second part of the book goes on to examine the structure of football as an extension, or reflection, of the structure of the state. Resulting structures include the imposition of state socialism on sport, the presence of democratic politics in the organisation of football clubs and the links between big business and football.1 aLiz Crolley4A01