基本説明
New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 1998. Analyses the transformation of English football in the 1990s.
Full Description
This book analyzes the transformation of English football in the 1990s. In so doing, it provides a comprehensive account of football culture in contemporary Britain that not only contributes to the study of the sport but also sheds wider light on recent transformations in British society.Although the author draws on past writings on football, the scope and analytic focus of the book are original. Starting with a theoretical and historical framework, Anthony King goes on to examine the organic political and economic developments of the last thirty years which put the big city clubs in a position to effect a division from the rest of the league. By the mid-1980s football faced both economic and crowd control crises which began to affect the consumption of the game. The End of the Terraces looks at those who implemented the changes, the new business class, and those who have been most affected--the fans.
Contents
Part 1 Theoretical and historical frameworks: for the sociology of football; football, ritual and historical change; the post-war consensus and the emergence of British post-Fordism. Part 2 The organic origins of the Premier League: the decline of attendance and the abolition of the maximum wage; sponsorship; the big five. Part 3 The conjectural arguments for the reform of football: the strong state and the crisis of 1985; free market arguments; the Taylor Report and Italia '90. Part 4 The new consumption of football: Sky Television and the Premier League's new deal; the new directors; the lads; new football writing; the new consumer fans; English football in the new Europe; appendix.
