Violence and Racism in Football: Politics and Cultural Conflict in British Society, 1968–1998

‘Original and ambitious … Recommended’ ― CHOICE

‘Brett Bebber has written a very useful book. He has managed to produce both a state-of-the-art synthesis of research on football violence and to offer new insight on the question thanks to his painstaking scrutiny of various, often well-hidden primary resources.’ ― Cercles

‘Detailed and rigorous, Bebber’s book makes a significant contribution to sports history, sociology and twentieth-century British social history’ ― Matthew Taylor, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK

‘Extremely well-researched, insightful and scholarly – a welcome addition to work on sport and football’ ― Sandra Dawson, Northern Illinois University, USA

‘This book contains important research, and the documents Brett Bebber has read and brought to light are a real contribution to our understanding of some parlous times in the post-war history of British society’ ― Reviews in History

‘Few scholars have sought to examine the policing of football hooliganism and the least studied of all aspects is the impact of counter-hooliganism policies. In Violence and Racism in Football: Politics and Cultural Conflict in British Society, 1968-1998, the American historian Brett Bebber aims at drawing a broader picture of the phenomenon. His study, based on research in government archives, police records, newspaper articles, and fanzines, examines the interactions between politicians, police and violent spectators.’ ― The Nordic Sports Science Forum

‘An interesting and useful survey that offers a blow-by-blow review of the British states’ attempt to “manage” hooliganism.’ ― Sport in History

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