Soccer: Shaping the Middle East and North Africa
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Cairo Papers in Social Science
Description
The sociology of sports in the Middle East has been neglected compared to other world regions. This volume aspires to encourage a greater focus on this topic. Here are assembled papers that discuss various aspects of this subject. As it happens all deal with football (soccer) largely in Egypt but including other Middle Eastern countries. Some are historically or politically oriented while others take a more sociological approach. Papers deal with the relation between organized sports and fans, with the special place of youngsters and women in sports, or with the role of sports in a more general understanding of culture and society as indicators of modernization and other facets of social change. Sportive competitions arouse keen passions around such issues as gender, class, and nationality, while they raise questions about leadership on and off the field, and about the economic impact of the games. The topic needs more research.
Publication Date
2016
Document Type
Book Chapter
Book Title
Sports and Society in the Middle East
Editors
Nicholas S. Hopkins, Sandrine Gamblin
ISBN
9781617977312
Publisher
American University in Cairo Press
City
Cairo
First Page
64
Last Page
79
Series
Cairo Papers in Social Science 34(2)
Keywords
Sports, Middle East, institutions, North Africa, soccar
Recommended Citation
APA Citation
Dorsey, J. M.
(2016).Soccer: Shaping the Middle East and North Africa. American University in Cairo Press. , 64-79
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/faculty_book_chapters/1144
MLA Citation
Dorsey, James M.
Soccer: Shaping the Middle East and North Africa. American University in Cairo Press, 2016.pp. 64-79
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/faculty_book_chapters/1144