Series Editor’s Foreword, vii
J. A. Mangan
Prologue: local contests and global visions – sporting difference and international change, 1
Gerry P. T. Finn, Richard Giulianotti
1. A tale of two tribes: expressive fandon in Australian Soccer’s A-League, 10
John Hughson
2. Contextualizing suburban soccer: consumer culture, lifestyle differentiation and suburban America, 31
David L. Andrews
3. Scottish myopia and global prejudices, 54
Gerry P. T. Finn
4. Football in Cameroon: a vehicle for the expansion and contraction of identity, 100
Bea Vidacs
5. Football and fatherland: the crisis of national representation in Argentinian soccer, 118
Pablo Alabarces, Marìa Graciela Rodríguez
6. Built by the two Varelas: the rise and fall of football culture and national identity in Uruguay, 134
Richard Giulianotti
7. The production of a media epic: Germany v. Italy football matches, 155
Nicolà Porro, Pippo Russo
8. Fanatical football chants: creating and controlling the carnival, 173
Gary Armstrong, Malcolm Young
9. Soccer in Japan: Is wa all you need?, 212
John Horne
10. French football after the 1998 World Cup: the state and the modernity of football, 230
Patrick Mignon
Epilogue: Old visions, old issues – new horizonts, new openings? Change, continuity and other contradictions in World football, 256
Richard Giulianotti, Garry P. T. Finn
Select bibliography, 283
Notes on contributors, 291
Absctacts, 294
Index, 301
