Daniel T. Buffington

The Global Migration of Soccer Players

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book explores the global migration of athletes who have played soccer outside their country of birth. Inspired by the sociology of migration, it addresses the causes of migration as well as the process of adapting to living and working in a new country.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 152
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. August 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 383g
• ISBN-13: 9781498572811
• ISBN-10: 1498572812
• Artikelnr.: 56970389

Autorenporträt

By Daniel T. Buffington

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Chapter One: Broad Patterns of Contemporary International
Soccer Migration Chapter Two: Why Do Players Migrate? Motivations for
Migration and the Decision-Making Process Chapter Three: Labor Market
Matching: How Players and Teams Meet Chapter Four: The Burden of Migration:
Issues of Adjustment and Incorporation Conclusion: Soccer in the Age of
Migration