Soccer and the American Dream

by Ian Lawrence

The American Dream is founded upon the ideological belief that 'you can be anything you want to be', regardless of your current class position, and is one of the most emotive, pervasive and ideologically embedded concepts championed by American citizens. Providing contemporary insight into the American Dream via the critical lens of soccer - the world's pre-eminent sport but still a minority interest in the US - this book challenges the notion...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367664623
• ISBN13: 9780367664626
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 172 Pages