Football and the boundaries of history : critical studies in soccer

The essays in this volume use football to create a dialogue between history and other disciplines, including art criticism, philosophy, and political science. The study of football provides fertile ground for interdisciplinary initiatives and this volume explores the disciplinary boundaries that are shifting “beneath our feet.” Traditional disciplines in the humanities and social sciences have come to embrace diverse research methodologies and the increased scholarly attention to football over the past decade reflects both the startling popularity of the sport and the trends in historical scholarship that have been termed the “cultural,” “interpretive,” or “linguistic” turns. This volume includes work on gender, sexuality, and ethnicity, which have challenged disciplinary fault-lines. "Preface"--"The Ball Is Round" -- "Notes" -- "Acknowledgements" -- "Contents" -- "List of Contributors" -- "List of Figures " -- "Chapter 1: Introduction: Marking the Field" -- "Notes" -- "Part I: Art Criticism" -- "Chapter 2: Drawing the Foul: Diving and Visuality in Contemporary English Football" -- "Notes" -- "Works Cited" -- "Chapter 3: From Galáctico to Head Butt: Globalization, Immigration and the Politics of Identity in Artistic Reproductions of Zidane" -- "The Legend of â#x80;#x9C;Zizouâ#x80;#x9D;" -- "Picturing Zidane: The Fetishized Footballer" -- "Zidane in Action: Globalization and the Telecracy" -- "Blackâ#x80;#x93;Blancâ#x80;#x93;Beur: Zidane and Immigration" -- "Le Nif: Zidane as a Postcolonial Hero" -- "Conclusion" -- "Notes" -- "Works Cited" -- "Part II: Collective Psychology and Group Identity" -- "Chapter 4: Soccer in the Shadow of Death: Propaganda and Survival in the Nazi Ghetto-Camp of TerezÃƯn" -- "Background on TerezÃƯn: Life in a Ghetto-Camp" -- "The Propaganda Films" -- "Liga TerezÃƯn" -- "Legacy of Liga TerezÃƯn" -- "Notes" -- "Works Cited" -- "Chapter 5: In the Shadow of the State: The National Team and the Politics of National Identity in Spain" -- "La Furia and the Lions of Antwerp 1920" -- "The Ghost of Zarra and Brazil 1950" -- "Madrid 1964 -- Football and Francoâ#x80;#x99;s New Spain." -- "La SelecciÃ3n Spain 1982â#x80;#x94;Unity and Division" -- "La Roja and La SelecciÃ3nâ#x80;#x94;Footballâ#x80;#x99;s National Consensus" -- "Notes" -- "Works Cited" -- "Part III: Political Science and International Relations " -- "Chapter 6: Beyond the Unfulfilled Promise of Soviet International Football, 1945â#x80;#x93;1991" -- "Soviet International Football: A Brief Narrative" -- "Soviet Football on Tour" -- "Tangled Identities" -- "Conclusion" -- "Notes" -- "Works Cited."