Exploring the US Mexico Soccer Rivalry: Nationalism, Fandom, and Border Dynamics Through Cultural Lens

Perspectives on the United States-Mexico Soccer Rivalry: Exploring Themes of Nationalism, Fandom, and Border Dynamics

Overview:

This anthology offers a multi-faceted exploration of the unique U.S.-Mexico soccer rivalry, which emerges from a complex web of geopolitical, social, and economic interactions. The diverse chapters delve into themes that underscore how historical relationships between nations shape their competitive dynamics on the football field. This is particularly intriguing given instances where friships are divided along national lines; where Mexican fans dominate attance in numerous U.S. regions; and how games carry both patriotic sentiments and political undertones.

Themes of nationhood, geography, citizenship, acculturation, identity, globalization, narrative, and mythology interact throughout this book, illuminating their roles in constructing place-based identities, cultural narratives, and national experiences.

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Editorial Team:

• Jeffrey W. Kassing, Professor of Communication Studies at Arizona State University

• Lindsey J. Mean, Associate Professor of Communication Studies at Arizona State University

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

Publication Date: 06 September 2017

ISBNs:

• Hardback: 978-3-319-55830-1

• Softcover: 978-3-319-85760-2

• eBook: 978-3-319-55831-8

Subject Areas:

Sociology of Sport, Regional Studies, Cultural Dynamics

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