Football Nation: The Playing Fields of German Politics, Society and History

Rebeccah Dawson, Bastian Heinsohn, Alan McDougall, Oliver Knabe

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Abstract

Over the past century, the impact of football on Germany has been manifold, influencing the arts, political debates, and even contributing to the construction of cultural memories and national narratives. Football Nation analyses the game’s fluid role in shaping and reflecting German society, and spans its focus on modern German history, from the Wilhelmine era to the early 21st century. Expounding on topics of gender, class, fandom, spectatorship, antisemitism, nationalism, and internationalism, a diverse group of interdisciplinary scholars offer a novel approach to understanding the many influences of football throughout its extensive history which until recently has only been available to a German-speaking readership.
Original languageAmerican English
Place of PublicationNew York
Number of pages326
Volume25
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-80073-682-5
StatePublished - 2022

Publication series

NameSPEKTRUM: PUBLICATIONS OF THE GERMAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION
PublisherBerghahn Press
Volume25
ISSN (Print)800736818
ISSN (Electronic)800736825

Keywords

  • football
  • Germany
  • Weimar
  • History
  • German Literature
  • German Studies
  • Sociology
  • Social Work
  • Austria
  • Film

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