Nationalism and Globalization in Turkish Football

Telling an important story about the development of modern Turkey, this fascinating book examines the place of football in Turkish society and the relationship between Turkish sport, nationalism and globalization, this book is important reading for anybody with an interest in football, fandom, modernity, Middle Eastern or European studies.

Autorentext

John Konuk Blasing is an independent scholar in sociology who divides his time between the United States and Turkey.

Inhalt

Introduction: Kick Off, 1: Hyperreality, Hypermodernity, Globalization, and Nationalism: Turkish Football and the Imagined Global Community, 2: Who Are the Fans?, 3: The Fans as They Lived It: Connection to Family, History, Tradition, and Values, 4: The Fans Between Localism, Nationalism, and Globalism,5: Violence in Football: Morality and Hypermodernity, 6: The Passolig System and Law 6222: Control Sold as Safety, 7: The Construction of New Stadiums: Alienation Sold as Modernization, 8: Fracturing Football and Invented Teams, Conclusion: Full Time