{"product_id":"the-roaring-red-front-the-worlds-top-left-wing-clubs-9781801501446","title":"The Roaring Red Front: The World's Top Left-Wing Clubs","description":"\u003cb\u003eWith the world turning rightwards and democracy looking at its most precarious since the 1930s, the emergence of a global network of left-wing, anti-fascist and anti-racist football fans has been one of the few shining lights in dark times.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Some support clubs that are globally renowned, including the great St Pauli - more famous for the quality of its politics and its merchandise than its football. Others, no less committed, follow virtual minnows, like Red Star Paris and Bohemians Prague. But they still have proud histories, deep convictions and something to say. The left often fails to connect. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e How can these clubs inform and inspire? How can their example help collectivist, internationalist and inclusive principles defeat the seductive slogans and symbols of the growing nationalist and nativist movements across the planet? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Roaring Red Front \u003c\/i\u003eexplores theses questions while examining the history and current struggles of these special clubs - and why it all matters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStewart McGill\u003c\/b\u003e is a football fan, martial arts instructor, political activist, blogger, traveler and co-author with Vince Raison of a series of acclaimed articles on leftist football clubs in \u003ci\u003eThe Morning Star, \u003c\/i\u003e which inspired this book. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eVince Raison \u003c\/b\u003eis co-author of the acclaimed alt-travel book \u003ci\u003eToday South London, Tomorrow South London\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written for \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian, The Independent, Huffington Post, The Morning Star\u003c\/i\u003e, Channel 4, \u003ci\u003eSky \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eITV.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTony Collins\u003c\/b\u003e is a British social historian specializing in the history of sports whose books include \u003ci\u003eThe Oval World: A Short History of Rugby\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Sport in Capitalist Society: A Short History. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pitch Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50389751464210,"sku":"9781801501446","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ef95c3bd-1ace-4d88-8edb-8a2530625109.jpg?v=1728928805","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-roaring-red-front-the-worlds-top-left-wing-clubs-9781801501446","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}