African Football, Identity Politics and Global Media Narratives The Legacy of the FIFA 2010 World Cup
Description
This edited volume addresses key debates around African football, identity construction, fan cultures, and both African and global media narratives. Using the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa as a lens, it explores how football in Africa is intimately bound up with deeper social, cultural and political currents.
Keywords
Social ScienceSociologyEthnic StudiesAfrican StudiesSports & RecreationMedia StudiesAnthropologyCultural & SocialCultural & Social Aspects
2014Book
Author(s)Tendai Chari, Nhamo A. Mhiripiri
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN9781137392220
LanguageEnglish
