Policing Football: Social Interaction and Negotiated Disorder (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781403941183)

This book presents a critical portrait of the British police through a detailed ethnography of their work at football matches. Megan O'Neill not only sheds light on a topic of intense media interest, football hooliganism, but also presents the police in a totally fresh perspective. By using the work of Erving Goffman, she demonstrates how the police are a far from unified force. Their informal interaction 'teams' divide them operationally and socially.

Author: M. O'Neill
ISBN-10: 1403941181
ISBN-13: 9781403941183
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 10/11/2005
Pages: 220
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.60h x 7.18w x 0.72d