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" Football, fascism and fandom : "
Alberto Testa and Gary Armstrong.
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BL
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845200
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Testa, Alberto.
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Football, fascism and fandom : : the ultraS of Italian football /\ Alberto Testa and Gary Armstrong.
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London :: A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Pub.,, 2010.
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1 online resource (xiii, 241 pages) :: illustrations
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1408132621
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: 1408166070
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: 9781408132623
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: 9781408166079
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9781408123713
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 01 Chains of Meaning; 02 The Set-Up; 03 The Stadio Olimpico and its Heroes; 04 Rome and Glory; 05 'Dare, Believe, Be Reckless'; 06 An Emerging Social Movement?; 07 Political Ideology and the UltraS; 08 UltraS Society; 09 'True' UltraS and the Modern World; 10 The 'Warrior Spirit'; 11 Race and the Fatherland; 12 The Italian Media and the UltraS; 13 The Enemy; 14 Rising Sons?; Appendix: Other studies of UltraS and ultrá; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z.
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Passionate, political and principled, the UltraS are the hardcore subculture of football supporters found in the stadiums of Italy. Amongst the most committed and uncompromising are two such groups who gather in support of the main football clubs of Rome - AS Roma and SS Lazio. Openly proclaiming neo-fascist sympathies, and not afraid of violence against rival supporters and police, these groups (the Boys Roma and the Lazio Irriducibili) are well-organised and determined to bring about social and political change and stamp out those who oppose them. The much-maligned football hooligans of Engl.
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Fascism-- Italy.
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Soccer-- Political aspects-- Italy.
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Soccer-- Social aspects-- Italy.
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Fascism.
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Soccer-- Political aspects.
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Soccer-- Social aspects.
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Italy.
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306.4830945
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GV943.9.P65T47 2010eb
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Armstrong, Gary,1960-
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