Includes bibliographical references (pages [435]-470) and index.
pt. 1. In the kingdom of football -- Reading, watching, and listening to football -- Local football -- Who cares about reform? -- Players' and coaches', whose game is it? -- Gridiron, U.S.A. -- Sanctioning savagery -- pt. 2. What we think about when we think about football -- Class? -- Ethnicity -- Race -- Masculinity