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Manchester United : a thematic study /

"This anthology represents the first concerted academic examination of Manchester United F.C. in it contemporary guise as a both widely followed, and highly emblematic, sporting institution." "The primary aim of this collection is to illustrate how the structure and experience of Manc...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Andrews, David L., 1962-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Routledge, 2004.
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  • The team that wouldn't die : on the mystique of Matt Busby and Manchester United / Stephen Wagg
  • 'We hate the Manchester Club like poison' : the Munich disaster and the socio-historical development of Manchester United as a loathed football club / Gavin Mellor
  • From the Busby Babes to the Theatre of Dreams : image, reputation and the rise of Manchester United / Kirsten Rosaaen and John Amis
  • Why does Manchester United keep winning on and off the field? A case study of sustainable competitive advantage in professional team sports / Bill Gerrard
  • Trouble at the mill : Nike, United and the Asian garment trade / Andrew Ross
  • Misers, merchandise and Manchester United : the peculiar paradox of the political economy of consumption / Carlton Brick
  • Red and black : inside Manchester United's underground economy / John Sugden
  • Where did it all go right? George Best, Mancester United and Northern Ireland / Alan Bairner
  • Under the skin of Manchester United : knowing footballing bodies / Eileen Kennedy
  • 'Cute with vague feminist gender shift' : Posh and Becks united / Pirkko Markula
  • 'Manchester is red'? Manchester United, fan identity and the 'Sport City' / Adam Brown
  • Love thy neighbor or a Red rag to a Blue? Reflections on the City-United dynamic in and around Manchester / David Hand
  • Parvenu United : local rivalries, smalltown boys and city slickers / Alan Tomlinson
  • Anfield envy : how the spirit of Liverpool hangs over Manchester United / Grant Farred
  • Manchester, USA? / Toby Miller
  • Memphis United? Diaspora, s(t)imulated spaces and global consumption economies / Michael Silk and Emma Chumley
  • For the love of England : Scandinavian football supporters, Manchester United and British popular culture / Bo Reimer
  • 'Come on Red!' an American tale / Jim Denison.