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The Country of Football
- Soccer and the Making of Modern Brazil
Engelsk Hardback
The Country of Football
- Soccer and the Making of Modern Brazil
Engelsk Hardback

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Soccer is the world's most popular sport, and the Brazilian national team is beloved around the planet for its beautiful playing style, the jogo bonito. With the most successful national soccer team in the history of the World Cup, Brazil is the only country to have played in every competition and the winner of more championships than any other nation. Soccer is perceived, like carnival and samba, to be quintessentially Brazilian and Afro-Brazilian. Yet the practice and history of soccer are also synonymous with conflict and contradiction as Brazil continues its trajectory toward modernity and economic power. The ongoing debate over how Team Brazil should play and positively represent a nation of demanding supporters bears on many crucial facets of a country riven by racial and class tensions. The Country of Football is filled with engaging stories of star players and other key figures, as well as extraordinary research on local, national, and international soccer communities. Soccer fans, scholars, and readers who are interested in the history of sport will emerge with a greater understanding of the complex relationship between Brazilian soccer and the nation's history.
Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
344
ISBN-13:
9780520279087
Indbinding:
Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0520279085
Udg. Dato:
12 jun 2014
Længde:
28mm
Bredde:
159mm
Højde:
237mm
Forlag:
University of California Press
Oplagsdato:
12 jun 2014
Forfatter(e):
Books from the same author
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