The age of football : soccer and the 21st century

Goldblatt, David, 1965- author.

Book 2020

"A monumental exploration of soccer and society in our time--by its preeminent historian. In the twenty-first century, soccer commands the allegiance, interest, and engagement of more people in more places than any other phenomenon in the world. David Goldblatt--author of the acclaimed, best-selling The Ball Is Round--charts the sport's global cultural ascent, economic transformation, and deep politicization. With breathtaking scope and unparalle...

Item Details & Discovery

Explore Topics & Themes:

Soccer Economic aspects

Soccer History 21st century

Soccer Political aspects

Soccer Social aspects

View technical details & catalog information

ISBN:

9780393635119

Edition:

First American edition

Description:

pages cm

Notes:

"First published in the UK by Macmillan Publishers International Limited under the title The age of football : the global game in the twenty-first century."
Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

Introduction: Football is first
The living and the dead : Afro football fever
Regime vs street vs mosque : three-sided football in the Middle East
From the left wing : South American fútbol and the pink tide
This storm is what we call progress : football and the European project
Continental drift : the fragmented worlds of Asian football
Trouble in paradise : football in the Americas
The game beyond the game : the fall of the house of Blatter
Back in the USSR? Football in Putin's Russia
Conclusion: The global Potemkin village : World Cup

LCCN:

2019052146

Control Number:

2984014

View in Classic Catalog