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A set of studies looking at the history, politics, and sociology of sports in the Arab world The sociology of sports in the Middle East has been neglected compared to other world regions. This volume aspires to encourage a greater focus on this topic. Here are assembled papers that discuss various aspects of this subject. As it happens all deal with football (soccer) largely in Egypt but including other Middle Eastern countries. Some are historically or politically oriented while others take a more sociological approach. Papers deal with the relation between organized sports and fans, with the special place of youngsters and women in sports, or with the role of sports in a more general understanding of culture and society as indicators of modernization and other facets of social change. Sportive competitions arouse keen passions around such issues as gender, class, and nationality, while they raise questions about leadership on and off the field, and about the economic impact of the games. The topic needs more research. Contributors: Deena Abdelmonem Zeinab Abul-Magd Yasmine Ahmed Sandrine Gamblin Ellis Goldberg Nicholas S. Hopkins Clement M. Henry Hans Christian Korsholm Nielsen Dina Makram-Ebeid David Sims

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Author:   Nicholas S. Hopkins ,  Sandrine Gamblin ,  Mahfoud Amara
Publisher:   American University in Cairo Press
Imprint:   American University in Cairo Press
ISBN:  

9781649032324

ISBN 10:   1649032323
Pages:   172
Publication Date:   28 November 2023
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Arabic Abstract 1. Introduction: Why Study Sports in the Middle East? Nicholas S. Hopkins 2. Institutions and Discourses of Sports in the Modern Middle East Murat C. Yıldız 3. Sport in the Arab World in Postcolonial Context Mahfoud Amara 4. Soccer: Shaping the Middle East and North Africa James M. Dorsey 5. Sports in Egypt: Mimic–Real Spectrum Ereny Zarif 6. Street Soccer, Masculinity, and Patriarchal Reproduction in the Streets of Cairo Nashaat Hussein 7. Gender and Sport: Adolescent Girls in Upper Egypt Lamia Bulbul 8. The Paradoxes of Women’s Football in Tunisia: The Case of the National Team Monia Lachheb 9. Here Comes the Carnival: Chanting and Performance among Organized Football Fandom in Egypt Dalia Ibraheem About the Contributors

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Nicholas S. Hopkins is emeritus professor of anthropology at the American University in Cairo. Sandrine Gamblin is director of the Middle East Studies Center at the American University in Cairo.

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