All Outputs (2)

'The Globalization of Football: a study in the glocalization of the 'serious life'' (2004)
Journal Article
Giulianotti, R., & Robertson, R. (2004). 'The Globalization of Football: a study in the glocalization of the 'serious life''. British Journal of Sociology, 55(4), 545-568. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-4446.2004.00037.x

Sport, in particular football, constitutes one of the most dynamic, sociologically illuminating domains of globalization. This paper examines the globalization of football with particular reference to Robertson's theorizations of global processes. We... Read More about 'The Globalization of Football: a study in the glocalization of the 'serious life''.

Sport: A Critical Sociology (2004)
Book
Giulianotti, R. (2004). Sport: A Critical Sociology. Polity Press

In this lively new book, Richard Giulianotti provides a critical sociological interpretation of modern sport. As global festivals such as the Olympic games and football’s World Cup demonstrate, sport’s social, political, economic and cultural signifi... Read More about Sport: A Critical Sociology.