This book is about the relationship between leisure and power. More specifically it theorizes a group of supporters’ attempts to control social space within and around English football stadiums. Not only is football a popular leisure form, it is also one which has undergone a remarkable process of transformation during the last 30 years. Advance surveillance techniques, all seater-stadia, rising ticket prices,  and a growing intolerance to expressive modes of fandom have all transformed the experience of watching the professional game. The book will be of interest to researchers and scholars of  sociology of leisure , sociology of sport, criminology and cultural studies. weiterlesen