The People's Game
Book • 2016
In The People's Game, Alan McDougall explores football's development and social significance within East Germany, showing how the sport intersected with state institutions and everyday life.
Drawing on archival research and historical analysis, the book considers clubs, supporters, and the political uses of football in a socialist context.
McDougall examines how fans navigated state control and how football functioned as both popular culture and a site of contestation.
The work situates East German football within broader European developments and contributes to understanding sports under authoritarian regimes.
It balances scholarly rigour with accessible narrative to reach both academic and general readers.
Drawing on archival research and historical analysis, the book considers clubs, supporters, and the political uses of football in a socialist context.
McDougall examines how fans navigated state control and how football functioned as both popular culture and a site of contestation.
The work situates East German football within broader European developments and contributes to understanding sports under authoritarian regimes.
It balances scholarly rigour with accessible narrative to reach both academic and general readers.
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Alan McDougall, "Dreams and Songs to Sing: A People's History of Liverpool FC from Shankly to Klopp" (Cambridge UP, 2025)
