New Book! Football Nation, edited by Alan McDougall

Our Congratulations to Dr. Alan McDougall who is a co-editor on the new book, including his own chapter, "Fußball Internationale: Toward a Global History of GDR Football,"

Football Nation: The Playing Fields of German Culture, History, and Society

About the book:
Over the past century, the impact of football on Germany has been manifold, influencing the arts, political debates, and even contributing to the construction of cultural memories and national narratives. Football Nation analyses the game’s fluid role in shaping and reflecting German society, and spans its focus on modern German history, from the Wilhelmine era to the early 21st century. Expounding on topics of gender, class, fandom, spectatorship, antisemitism, nationalism, and internationalism, a diverse group of interdisciplinary scholars offer a novel approach to understanding the many influences of football throughout its extensive history which until recently has only been available to a German-speaking readership.

Alan reminds us that the World Cup just over a month away!