Football, fascism and fandom : the ultraS of Italian football
โ Scribed by Armstrong, Gary; Testa, Alberto
- Publisher
- A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Pub
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 256
- Edition
- Online-ausg.
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Subjects
Soccer -- Political aspects -- Italy;Soccer -- Social aspects -- Italy;Soccer -- Political aspects;Soccer -- Social aspects;Italy
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