Football in the Balkans II

ISBN-13: 9781636676050 / Angielski / Twarda / 2024

Dariusz Wojtaszyn; Teodor Borisov; Maros Melicharek

Opis

The book is concerned with the history of football and its role in Balkan society. The aim is to analyse and discuss various aspects of football as a social and political phenomenon. Special attention has been paid mainly to the following issues: the political background of football over the years; the formation and development of fan culture; the importance of football for different social groups and nationalities; the cultural framework of football; the impact of football on international relations. The following regions are presented in the book: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Hungary, and their impact on the Balkan states.The book complements and is a thematic development of the issues raised in the volume 'Football in the Balkans I. Internal Views, External Perceptions'. Both volumes present the interplay between sport and politics and the shaping of sport policy in the Balkan countries.

This book shows why football has become an important social phenomenon in the Balkans. Interdisciplinary chapters present various aspects of the development of football, including the political background; the development of fan culture; the importance of football for nationalities and social groups and the cultural framework of the Beautiful Game.