The ball is round : a global history of soccer

Goldblatt, David, 1965- author.

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Traces the history of the world's most popular sport from its earliest origins to the present day, looking at the game in terms of its political, cultural, and social roles in countries around the world.

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ISBN:

9781594482960
9780670914807
0670914800

Edition:

First Riverhead trade paperback edition

Description:

xviii, 974 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm

Notes:

Publisher, pagination and printing dates may vary
"Everywhere else in the universe this book is selling, or not, as The Ball Is Round: A Global History of Football. In America it is A Global History of Soccer. As you can imagine, given the length and subject matter of this book, there would be an awful lot of alterations to make if we were to change every use of 'football' to 'soccer.' So, you're getting a foreword's worth of soccer and then it's football."--Foreword to the American Edition, ix
"Previously published in Great Britain by Viking Penguin: 2006"--Title page verso
Includes bibliographical references (pages 922-929) and index

Control Number:

3202552

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Goldblatt, David, 1965- Ball is round: a global history of football

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