Youth and Sport for Development: The Seduction of Football in Liberia
Author:   Holly Collison ,  Holly Collison
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2016
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9781137524683


Pages:   241
Publication Date:   07 July 2016
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Author:   Holly Collison ,  Holly Collison
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2016
Dimensions:   Width: 14.80cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   0.462kg
ISBN:  

9781137524683


ISBN 10:   1137524685
Pages:   241
Publication Date:   07 July 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Sport, Anthropology and Research Methodology.- 2: Land of the Free? The Origins of Conflict and Peace.- 3. Richie.- 4. In Pursuit of the Winners, SDP and Football Interventions.- 5. Matadi: Structure and Power in a Post-Conflict Community.- 6. Becoming Somebody: Escaping from Youth-Hood.- 7.- Creating a New Community.- 8. The Seduction of Football.- Epilogue: The final Whistle.

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Holly Collison is a Research Associate at Loughborough University, UK. She has conducted ethnographic fieldwork in Liberia, West Africa, examining urban youth and the use of football within Sport for Development and Peace projects. Her research interests include sport and international development, cultural studies, youth, notions of community, SDP and social anthropology. She is currently involved in a comparative research project examining the Sport for Development and Peace sector in multiple international locations. 

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