Hooligans Abroad (RLE Sports Studies): The Behaviour and Control of English Fans in Continental Europe

by John Williams, Patrick J. Murphy, Eric Dunning, et al.

This book traces international developments in the hooligan phenomenon since the Heysel tragedy of 1985. The authors make special reference to the troubled European championships in West Germany in 1988 and look critically at political responses to the problem. The authors used 'participant observation' in their research on British fans at the World Cup in Spain, and at matches in Rotterdam and Copenhagen, and capture the authentic voice of football...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138777102
• ISBN13: 9781138777101
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"