{"product_id":"football-fandom-and-consumption-oliver-brooks-9780367142650","title":"Football, Fandom and Consumption","description":"\u003cp\u003eModern football is an industry and capitalism is its engine. However, this book argues for a more nuanced understanding of contemporary football culture and the (self-)identity of football fans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on original ethnographic research conducted with fans at all levels, from international to lower league, the book explores the tensions between fans as consumers and 'traditional' football cultures, arguing that modern football fans are able to negotiate the discourses of capitalism and tradition operating upon them to enact their own power and identity within football culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing case studies of Norwich City, MK Dons and Chelsea fans, this is fascinating reading for anybody with an interest in sport and society or cultural studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Oliver Brooks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367142651\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367142650\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/19\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2019","brand":"Oliver Brooks","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48135985955071,"sku":"9780367142650","price":170.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c5020b60-64c7-4617-91d9-b5bf528f392c.jpg?v=1770159751","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/football-fandom-and-consumption-oliver-brooks-9780367142650","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}