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One of the objectives of this volume on the anthropology of European football is to explore the symbolic domain that produces social identities at various levels. Undoubtedly, a, if not the, pioneer in this field of study was Max Gluckman (1911–1975). Despite being a somewhat contentious figure, Gluckman made ground-breaking contributions to social, legal and political anthropology as a scholar, teacher and organiser of research. Less well-known is his pioneering role as one of the first social scientists to analyse sport, in particular football. This leads one to speculate how this interest might have influenced some of his major theoretical contributions.
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Gordon, R., Grundlingh, M. (2016). Going for the Reds: Max Gluckman and the Anthropology of Football. In: Schwell, A., Szogs, N., Kowalska, M.Z., Buchowski, M. (eds) New Ethnographies of Football in Europe. Football Research in an Enlarged Europe. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137516985_2
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