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Author:   Richard Elliott (Southampton Solent University, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.317kg
ISBN:  

9780367233150

ISBN 10:   0367233150
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   04 February 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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"Foreword: How the 22-headed monster became the most popular league in the world [Alex Fynn] Introduction: 25 Years of the English Premier League [Richard Elliott] 1. A History of the English Premier League: Cultures, consumption and commerce [Joel Rookwood and John Hughson] 2. A whole new ball game: The English Premier League and television broadcast rights [Pete Millward] 3. A political economy of the English Premier League [Peter Kennedy and David Kennedy] 4. The English Premier League in a global context [Jamie Cleland] 5. Winning the war for talent: Foreign players, status and the English Premier League [Richard Elliott] 6. The football star: Celebrity, culture and consumption in the English Premier League [John Harris] 7. ""Football without fans is nothing"": Contemporary fan protests and resistance communities in the English Premier League era [Mark Turner] 8. A critical race theory analysis of the English Premier League: Confronting the declining significance of ‘race’ and racism myth [Stefan Lawrence] 9. Football, homosexuality and the English Premier League: A changing cultural relationship [Rory Magrath and Eric Anderson] 10. Game changer: The English Premier League, big money and world football [John Williams] Conclusion: The best league in the world?: Predicting the future of the English Premier League [Richard Elliott]"

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Richard Elliott is Associate Professor and Director of the Lawrie McMenemy Centre for Football Research at Southampton Solent University, UK. He received his PhD from Loughborough University. His expertise lies in the areas of globalisation and migration in football and he is co-editor (with John Harris) of Football and Migration: Perspectives, Places, Players (Routledge, 2015). Regularly consulted by the professional football industry, he has worked in conjunction with the Football Association, the Premier League, the Professional Footballers’ Association, the League Managers Association and professional clubs. He has also appeared on radio and television in the UK and internationally

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