An Ethnography of English Football Fans: Cans, Cops and Carnivals

Geoff Pearson

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Language: English

Published by Manchester University Press, 2012

071908721X / 9780719087219

Series: Book 1 of 28 - New Ethnographies

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This book is an ethnographic account of English football fans, based upon sixteen years' of participant observation. The author identifies a distinct sub-culture of supporter - the 'carnival fan' - who dominated the travelling support of the three teams observed - Manchester United, Blackpool and the England National Team. This accessible account follows these groups home and abroad, describing their interpretations, motivations and behaviour and challenging a number of the myths about 'hooliganism' and crowd control. The text will be of value to anyone studying, researching or interested in ethnographic modes of enquiry or the behaviour of football fans. In particular it will be of value to anyone involved in the academic disciplines of policing, criminal justice, sociology, criminology, sports studies and research methods. It also makes recommendations for the management of football crowds that will be of use to practitioners involved in policing, crowd control and event management.

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Title
An Ethnography of English Football Fans: Cans, Cops and Carnivals
Author
Geoff Pearson
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Publication year
2012
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New
Binding
Hardback
Language
English
ISBN 10
071908721X
ISBN 13
9780719087219
Series
Book 1 of 28: New Ethnographies

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