Author Description

Introduction: Football, Space And The Built Environment / Sybille Frank And Silke Steets -- The New European Stadium / Anthony King -- 'show Yourself To The People!': Ancient Stadia, Politics And Society / Bettina Kratzmüller -- Challenging The Stadium: Watching Sport Events In Public / Hans-jürgen Schulke -- The Stadium As Cash Machine / Michael Zinganel -- The Mirror Stage In The Stadium: Medial Spaces Of Television And Architecture / Angelika Schnell -- Killing Sports Fields: The Amahoro Stadium Complex In Kigali, Rwanda / Bruno Arich-gerz -- Global Players And The Stadium: Migration And Borders In Professional Football / Christian Banse -- Going To The Match: The Transformation Of The Match-day Routine At Manchester City Fc / Tim Edensor And Steve Millington -- 'come Home': The Stadium, Locality And Community At Fc United Of Manchester / Adam Brown -- Sport, Football And Masculine Identity: The Stadium As A Window Onto Gender Construction / Christian Bromberger -- Producing Gender-normative Spaces In U.s. Women's Professional Soccer / Tiffany Muller Myrdahl -- Football Under Cover In Tehran's Ararat Stadium / Corinna Assmann And Silke Gülker -- Emotions In Sports Stadia / Mike S. Schäfer And Jochen Roose -- Heroes, Myths And Magic Moments: Religious Elements On The Sacred Ground / Gunter Gebauer -- Beckhamania: Promoting Post-modern Celebrities Beyond The Stadium / Johannes John -- Conclusion: The Stadium: Lens And Refuge / Sybille Frank And Silke Steets. Edited By Sybille Frank & Silke Steets. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.