With unprecedented insider access, the book investigates how ultras have grown into a fiercely political movement, embracing extremes on both the left and right fighting against the commercialisation of football and society - and against the attempts to control them by the authorities, who both covet and fear their power. In this book, James Montague goes underground to uncover the true face of this dissident force for the first time.ġ312: Among the Ultras tells the story of how the movement began and how it grew to become the global phenomenon that now dominates the stadiums from the Balkans and Buenos Aires. 1312: Among the Ultras by James Montague Ebury, £20Reviewed by Rob HughesFrom WSC 401, September 2020Buy the book What, exactly, is an ultra Even James Montague struggles to define the term in this comprehensive study, visiting over two dozen countries in the process.
Yet they remain unknown: an anti-establishment force that is transforming both football and politics.
A hugely visible and controversial part of the global game, their credo and aesthetic replicated in almost every league everywhere on earth, a global movement of extreme fandom and politics is also one of the largest youth movements in the world. With unprecedented insider access, the book investigates how ultras have grown into a fiercely political movement, embracing extremes on both the left and right fighting against the commercialisation of football and society - and against the attempts to control them by the authorities, who both covet and fear their power.You can see them, but you don't know them. 1312: Among the Ultras tells the story of how the movement began and how it grew to become the global phenomenon that now dominates the stadiums from the Balkans and Buenos Aires. In this book, James Montague goes underground to uncover the true face of this dissident force for the first time.
2020 by James Montague (Author) 282 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle Edition 7.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 20.00 1 Used from 9.41 2 New from 12.70 1 Collectible from 109. A hugely visible and controversial part of the global game, their credo and aesthetic replicated in almost every league everywhere on earth, a global movement of extreme fandom and politics is also one of the largest youth movements in the world. James Montague 1312: Among the Ultras: A journey with the world’s most extreme fans Paperback 12 Mar. You can see them, but you don't know them. Print 1312: Inside the Ultras - The Explosive Story of the Radical Gangs Changing the Face of Politics
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