Irish Soccer Migrants : a Social and Cultural History /

This book looks at the experiences and achievement levels of Irish-born post-war soccer migrants to Britain. It draws on interviews with thirty Irish-born soccer players, each of whom has played league soccer in England or Scotland, using two players each from the Republic and Northern Ireland per d...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Curran, Conor (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2017
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Northern Irish > Scotland
Irish > Scotland
Northern Irish > England.
Irish > England
Soccer players > Scotland.
Soccer players > England.
Soccer players > Northern Ireland
Soccer players > Ireland
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : Irish-born football migrants and history
  • 1. The geography of Irish soccer migrants
  • 2. Schools' soccer and coaching in Ireland
  • 3. The movement process
  • 4. Playing experiences
  • 5. Migration to Scotland, Europe and North America
  • 6. Post-playing careers
  • 7. The decline of Irish-born football migrants in top-flight English league football.

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