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245 10 a| Corruption, mafia power and Italian soccerh| [electronic resource] /c| Alberto Testa and Anna Sergi.;

260 a| London ;a| New York :b| Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,c| 2018.;

300 a| xiii, 164 pages ;c| 23 cm.;

490 0 a| Routledge research in Sport, Culture and Society;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Corruption, mafia and the Italian power "field" : a Bourdieuian analysis -- Scandals, the "sins" and "sinners" of Italian soccer -- Hidden power : the "calcio" mafia style -- Ndrangheta and "dirty soccer" -- Mafia and Italian soccer : the state of the game.;

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520 a| "Whilst corruption and organized crime have been widely researched, they have not yet been specifically linked to sport, Corruption, Mafia Power and Italian Soccer offers an original insight into this new research area. Adopting a psycho-social approach based mainly on Pierre Bourdieu's praxeology, the book demonstrates that corruption and the mafia presence in Italian soccer reflect the Italian socio-political and economic system itself. Supported by interviews with security agency officials, anti-corruption organisations and anti-mafia organisations, and analysing empirical data obtained from a case study of 'Operation Dirty Soccer', this important study explains why mafia groups are involved in soccer, what the links are to political corruption, and what might be done to control the problem. It also examines the mechanisms that make it possible for mafia groups and affiliates to enter the football industry and discusses how mafia groups exploit and corrupt Italian football. This is important reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students, researchers and academics working in the areas of sociology, criminology, policing, anthropology, sociology of sport, sport deviance, sport management and organised crime. It is also a valuable resource for practitioners in the football industry"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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Corruption, mafia power and Italian soccer / Alberto Testa and Anna Sergi.

Author/creator	Testa, Alberto
Other author	Sergi, Anna.
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018.
Description	xiii, 164 pages ; 23 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks
Subjects	Soccer--Corrupt practices. --Italy. Mafia--Italy. Organized crime--Italy.

Series	Routledge research in Sport, Culture and Society
Contents	Corruption, mafia and the Italian power "field" : a Bourdieuian analysis -- Scandals, the "sins" and "sinners" of Italian soccer -- Hidden power : the "calcio" mafia style -- Ndrangheta and "dirty soccer" -- Mafia and Italian soccer : the state of the game.
Abstract	"Whilst corruption and organized crime have been widely researched, they have not yet been specifically linked to sport, Corruption, Mafia Power and Italian Soccer offers an original insight into this new research area. Adopting a psycho-social approach based mainly on Pierre Bourdieu's praxeology, the book demonstrates that corruption and the mafia presence in Italian soccer reflect the Italian socio-political and economic system itself. Supported by interviews with security agency officials, anti-corruption organisations and anti-mafia organisations, and analysing empirical data obtained from a case study of 'Operation Dirty Soccer', this important study explains why mafia groups are involved in soccer, what the links are to political corruption, and what might be done to control the problem. It also examines the mechanisms that make it possible for mafia groups and affiliates to enter the football industry and discusses how mafia groups exploit and corrupt Italian football. This is important reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students, researchers and academics working in the areas of sociology, criminology, policing, anthropology, sociology of sport, sport deviance, sport management and organised crime. It is also a valuable resource for practitioners in the football industry"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2018007953
ISBN	9781138289932 (hardback)

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