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Ajax, the Dutch, the War : The Strange Tale of Soccer During Europe's Darkest

Ajax, the Dutch, the War : The Strange Tale of Soccer During Europe's Darkest Hour Paperback - 2012

by Simon Kuper

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Kuper uses soccer--particularly the experience of Ajax, a club long supported by Amsterdam's Jews--as a window on wartime Holland and Europe. Through interviews with Resistance fighters, survivors, wartime soccer players, and others, Kuper uncovers this history that has been ignored.

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PublicAffairs, 2012. Paperback. As New. Disclaimer:An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact; pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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  • Title Ajax, the Dutch, the War : The Strange Tale of Soccer During Europe's Darkest Hour
  • Author Simon Kuper
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Trade Pape
  • Condition New
  • Pages 288
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher PublicAffairs, New York
  • Date 2012
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # G1568587236I2N00
  • ISBN 9781568587233 / 1568587236
  • Weight 0.65 lbs (0.29 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.9 in (20.83 x 13.97 x 2.29 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1940's
    • Ethnic Orientation: Jewish
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003374197
  • Dewey Decimal Code 796.334

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Citations

  • Booklist, 09/01/2012, Page 30
  • Kirkus Reviews, 08/15/2012, Page 0
  • New Yorker (The), 10/22/2012, Page 81

About the author

Simon Kuper is one of the world's leading writers on soccer. The winner of the William Hill Prize for sports book of the year in Britain, Kuper writes a weekly column for the Financial Times. He lives in Paris, France.