Eugenio Paradiso

Football, Power, and Politics in Argentina

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the interplay between football, politics, violence, passion and morality in Argentina. Drawing on original ethnographic research, it considers the role of fans, club officials, politicians and others in the spread and perpetuation of corruption and violence within football and in wider Argentinian society.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. April 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 440g
• ISBN-13: 9781032603995
• ISBN-10: 1032603992
• Artikelnr.: 70017186

Autorenporträt

Eugenio Paradiso works for North York Community House, an organization that assists newcomers to Toronto during their settlement process by providing information, resources, referrals, and education in matters related to immigration. He completed his PhD in Social Anthropology on the social, cultural, and political dimensions of violence in Argentinian football at Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada.

Inhaltsangabe

1 Introduction
2 Violence in Argentinian football
3 Corruption in Argentina
4 Anthropological perspectives on clientelism and politics in Argentina and
beyond
5 Morality in Argentinian football
6 Conclusion
Appendix A: A note on methods
Appendix B: On subjectivities and the validity of research findings