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  • Football and Violent Extremism

    An Ethnographic Study of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Ultras

    by Alberto Testa, Massimiliano Maidano, Hadidža Borović ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society
    This book examines the ways that nationalist leaders and extremist groups have used football to advance their often-violent ideological narratives and to recruit and radicalise young people.Drawing on applied ethnographic research with the Ultra fan groups of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), the book explores the behavioural dynamics of the BiH Ultras both on, and outside of, the football terraces. ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • Corruption, Mafia Power and Italian Soccer

    by Alberto Testa, Anna Sergi ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society
    Whilst corruption and organized crime have been widely researched, they have not yet been specifically linked to sport. Corruption, Mafia Power and Italian Soccer offers an original insight into this new research area. Adopting a psycho-social approach based mainly on Pierre Bourdieu's praxeology, the book demonstrates that corruption and the mafia presence in Italian soccer reflect the Italian ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Sport, Welfare and Social Policy in the European Union

    Edited by Stefano Martelli, Alberto Testa, Nicola Porro ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society
    Sport is often seen as an indicator of the civic maturity of a community, an aspect of the rights of citizens to health, education and social integration. This book examines the relationships between participation in sport and physical activity, and welfare policies across Europe.It argues that the success of campaigns for the promotion of sport depend on the existence of dedicated welfare ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Sport in Islam and in Muslim Communities

    Edited by Alberto Testa, Mahfoud Amara ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society
    As Islam’s visibility in global society increases, Muslim populations grow, and Muslim countries compete to take up positions at the heart of global sport, the interplay between sport and Islam becomes ever more illuminating. Sport in Islam and in Muslim Communities is the first book to analyse this relationship through a pluralist lens, exploring the questions it raises about contemporary Islam, ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

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  • Mafia Inc.

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  • My Revision Notes: Edexcel AS/A-level History: Mao's China, 1949-76

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