The work of professional football : a labour of love? /

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A long-term study providing rare insights into the precarious career and ordinary working culture of professional footballers. Away from the celebrity-obsessed media gaze, the work of a professional footballer is rarely glamorous and for most players a career in football is insecure and short-lived....

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Roderick, Martin
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
London ; New York : Routledge, 2006.
Taylor & Francis Group [2006]
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
Zusammenfassung:
A long-term study providing rare insights into the precarious career and ordinary working culture of professional footballers. Away from the celebrity-obsessed media gaze, the work of a professional footballer is rarely glamorous and for most players a career in football is insecure and short-lived. A former professional, Martin Roderick's familiarity with the world of football is the foundation for this privileged research into a world that is typically closed to the public gaze and ignored by media reportage and academic research which prefers to focus on a small, unrepresen
Umfang:
1 online resource (209 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-193) and index.
ISBN:
9786610562985
9781134324910
113432491X
9781280562983
1280562986
9780203014950
0203014952
Schlagworte:
Soccer > Social aspects.
Sports > Social aspects.
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