Football in the Middle East

State, Society, and the Beautiful Game

Football in the Middle East
Abdullah Al-Arian
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h216 x 138mm - 336pg
9 Jun 2022 UK
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9781787387133
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Far and away the most popular sport in the world, football has a special place in Middle Eastern societies, and for Middle Eastern states. With Qatar hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup, this region has been cast into the global footballing spotlight, raising issues of geopolitical competition, consumer culture and social justice. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, this book examines the complex questions raised by the phenomenon of football as a significant cultural force in the Middle East, as well as its linkages to broader political and socioeconomic processes. The establishment of football as a national sport offers significant insight into the region' s historical experiences with colonialism and struggles for independence, as well as the sport' s vital role in local and regional politics today--whether at the forefront of popular mobilisations, or as an instrument of authoritarian control. Football has also served as an arena of contestation in the formation of national identity, the struggle for gender equality, and the development of the media landscape. The thirteen contributions to this volume draw on extensive engagement with the existing body of literature, and introduce original research questions that promise to open new directions for the study of football in the Middle East.
Abdullah Al-Arian is Associate Professor of History at Georgetown University in Qatar, and the author of ' Answering the Call: Popular Islamic Activism in Sadat' s Egypt' .
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ISBN-13: 9781787387133
Published: 9 Jun 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: C Hurst & Co Publishers
Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers
Format: Paperback
Height: 216mm
Width: 138mm
Pages: 336

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