{"product_id":"soccer-in-the-middle-east-1","title":"Soccer in the Middle East","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis collection explores the multifaceted connections between soccer and society in the Middle East. It examines the social significance of soccer and its importance to individuals and the collectivity. Shaped and influenced by such forces as religion, colonialism, nation-building and globalization, the game is a source of both conflict and peace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoccer is a vital part of the Middle East’s cultural and political fabric. The chapters in this volume include an essay on the leading role played by fans and players during the Arab Spring revolts; anthropological studies of women players in Iraqi Kurdistan, obstacles faced and overcome; reports centered on the politics of Turkish fans; a survey of the political affiliations of Lebanese clubs; studies of pre-1948 Palestinian sport; and portrayals of Arab athletes in the Israeli media during the second Intifada and how they reflect shifting political realities and attitudes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe themes of this book are addressed through individual accounts, sociological studies, philosophical speculations and selections culled from literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection offers fresh insights into the hope that soccer can provide, demonstrated recently by the successes of the Iraqi national team, suggesting possibilities of unity and solidarity in a fractured land. In the complex, dynamic and politically fraught societies of the Middle East, soccer captures the imagination and embodies the values and dreams of its followers in multiple configurations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book was originally published as a special issue of \u003ci\u003eSoccer \u0026amp; Society\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54257040523608,"sku":"9780415612449","price":192.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780415612449.jpg?v=1771656340","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/soccer-in-the-middle-east-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}