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Perspectives on the U.S.-Mexico Soccer Rivalry

Passion and Politics in Red, White, Blue, and Green

Palgrave Macmillan
  • Explores themes of nation and citizenship, media, representation, and fandom
  • One of the first edited volumes to look at the US/Mexico soccer rivalry
  • Ties migration and border studies into this complex phenomenon
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Global Culture and Sport Series (GCS)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
  2. Media and Representation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 71-71
  3. Back Matter

    Pages 289-293

About this book

This edited volume considers the U.S.-Mexico soccer rivalry, which occurs against a complex geo-political, social, and economic backdrop. Multidisciplinary contributions explore how a long and complicated history between these countries has produced a unique rivalry—one in which loyalties split friends and family; fan turnout in many regions of the U.S. favors Mexico; and games are imbued with both national pride and politics. The themes of nationhood, geography, citizenship, acculturation, identity, globalization, narrative and mythology reverberate throughout this book, especially with regard to how they shape place, identity, and culture.

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Arizona State University, Phoenix, USA

    Jeffrey W. Kassing, Lindsey J. Meân

About the editors

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


Lindsey J. Meân is Associate Professor of Communication Studies at Arizona State University, USA.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Perspectives on the U.S.-Mexico Soccer Rivalry

  • Book Subtitle: Passion and Politics in Red, White, Blue, and Green

  • Editors: Jeffrey W. Kassing, Lindsey J. Meân

  • Series Title: Global Culture and Sport Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55831-8

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-55830-1Published: 06 September 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-85760-2Published: 13 May 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-55831-8Published: 15 August 2017

  • Series ISSN: 2662-3404

  • Series E-ISSN: 2662-3412

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIII, 293

  • Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Sociology of Sport and Leisure, Regional and Cultural Studies

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eBook USD 99.00
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Softcover Book USD 129.99
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Hardcover Book USD 129.99
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