{"product_id":"critical-issues-in-football-will-roberts-9781032183091","title":"Critical Issues in Football: A Sociological Analysis of the Beautiful Game","description":"\u003cp\u003eShowcasing some of the most important current research in football studies, this book demonstrates the value of social theory and sociology in helping us to better understand the world's favourite sport.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book sheds critical new light on key issues in contemporary football, with each chapter using a different theoretical lens, drawing on the work of key thinkers from Elias and Foucault to Hall and Maffesoli. It explores issues and topics central to the study of modern football, including homophobia, feminist-informed coaching practice, the racialised experiences of black professional footballers, the concussion crisis and the role of identity in online football communities. It also looks ahead at the issues that are likely to define the research agenda in football studies in years to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is fascinating reading for any student or researcher with an interest in football, the sociology of sport, social theory or social issues in wider society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Will Roberts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1032183098\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781032183091\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/08\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d","brand":"Will Roberts","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48087496360191,"sku":"9781032183091","price":170.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_35a1b78a-cb41-44b6-bb02-7d617e045c78.jpg?v=1769100393","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/critical-issues-in-football-will-roberts-9781032183091","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}