Elitesklavereien und Profifußball : (Dis)Kontinuitäten in der Produktion von Elitekörpern

Abstract

The concept of elite slavery describes the practice of abducting and then spending years training and disciplining children, who were then placed in high-level positions, sometimes amassing huge wealth. These features can also be found, though in a different form, in contemporary asymmetric relationships of dependency. The example of professional football reveals similarities and differences in the production of elite bodies.