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As The First Edited Collection Dedicated Specifically To Race, Ethnicity And British Football, This Book Brings Together A Range Of Academics, Comprising Both Established Commentators And Up-and-coming Voices. Combining Theoretical And Empirical Contributions, The Volume Will Addresses A Wide Variety Of Topics Such As The Experiences Of Muslims, The Recruitment Of African Players, Devolution And National Identities, Case Studies Of Minority Ethnic Clubs, Mixed-race Players, Multiculturalism And Anti-racism, Sectarianism, Education, And Foreign Club Ownership. Covering The Both Amateur A Front Cover; Race, Ethnicity And Football; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List Of Tables; List Of Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. They Think It's All Over... It Isn't Yet! The Persistence Of Structural Racism And Racialised Exclusion In Twenty-first Century Football: Daniel Burdsey; Racialised Exclusions And 'glocal' Im/mobilities; 2. 'dark Town' And 'a Game For Britishers': Some Notes On History, Football And 'race' In Liverpool: John Williams; 3. Is Football The New African Slave Trade?: Colin King; 4. Football, Racism And The Irish: David Hassan And Ken Mccue Contested Fields And Cultural Resistance5. Racisms, Resistance And New Youth Inclusions: The Socio-historical Development And Shifting Focus Of Black, Asian And Minority Ethnic Football Clubs In Leicester: Steven Bradbury; 6. What Is Rangers Resisting Now? 'race', Resistance And Shifting Notions Of Blackness In Local Football In Leicester: Paul Campbell; 7. British Muslim Female Experiences In Football: Islam, Identity And The Hijab: Aisha Ahmad; 'new' Ethnicities And Emergent Football Communities 8. Flying The Flag For England? National Identities And British Asian Female Footballers: Aarti Ratna9. Mixing Up The Game: Social And Historical Contours Of Black Mixed Heritage Players In British Football: Mark Christian; 10. 'tough Talk', Muscular Islam And Football: Young British Pakistani Muslim Masculinities: Samaya Farooq; The Cultural Politics Of Fandom; 11. The Limits To Cosmopolitanism: English Footballfans At Euro 2008: Peter Millward; 12. 'wot, No Asians?': West Ham United Fandom, The Cockney Diaspora And The 'new' East Enders: Jack Fawbert 13. 'they Sing That Song': Sectarianism And Conduct In The Informalised Spaces Of Scottish Football: John Flint And Ryan Powellequity, Anti-racism And The Politics Of Campaigning; 14. Negative Equity? Amateurist Responses To Race Equality Initiatives In English Grass-roots Football: Jim Lusted; 15. Football, Racism And The Limits Of 'colour Blind' Law: Revisited: Simon Gardiner And Roger Welch; 16. Marrying Passion With Professionalism: Examining The Future Of British Asian Football: Kuljit Randhawa; Contributors; References; Index Edited By Daniel Burdsey. Description Based Upon Print Version Of Record. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. English