Arab Soccer in a Jewish State - The Integrative Enclave

The growing success of Arab soccer teams and players in Israel highlights fundamental tensions and contradictions in Israeli collective identity and in Arab-Jewish relations. This book analyses the political significance of sport in ethno-national conflicts and argues that equality in the soccer sphere legitimises contemporary inequality between Jews and Arabs. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. Sports, modernity and struggle in Palestine; 3. The emergence of the integrative enclave; 4. Soccer and municipal 'labor quiet'; 5. 'These points are Arab': nationalist rhetoric in the sports press; 6. 'Maccabi Haifa is my flag': Arab fans of Jewish teams; 7. The Islamic soccer league; 8. Sakhnin - between soccer and martyrdom; 9. Conclusion.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Tamir Sorek, Tamir (Assistant Professor Sorek, Sorek Tamir
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 21.06.2007
• EAN: 9780521870481
• ISBN: 978-0-521-87048-1
• Pagine: 242
• Serie: Cambridge Cultural Social Stud; Cambridge Cultural Social Studies
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; Israel, Ethnic Studies, SPORTS & RECREATION / Soccer, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Sociology: sport & leisure, Sociology: sport and leisure, Football (Soccer, Association football), Association football (Soccer), SPORTS & RECREATION / Cultural & Social Aspects, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, Ethnic studies / Ethnicity