The Ball is Round: A Global History of Soccer Paperback - 2008
by Goldblatt, David
- Used
- Good
- Paperback
The definitive book about soccer. With a new foreword for the American edition.
There may be no cultural practice more global than soccer. Rites of birth and marriage are infinitely diverse, but the rules of soccer are universal. No world religion can match its geographical scope. The single greatest simultaneous human collective experience is the World Cup final.
In this extraordinary tour de force, David Goldblatt tells the full story of soccer's rise from chaotic folk ritual to the world's most popular sport-now poised to fully establish itself in the USA. Already celebrated internationally, The Ball Is Round illuminates soccer's role in the political and social histories of modern societies, but never loses sight of the beauty, joy, and excitement of the game itself.
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- Title The Ball is Round: A Global History of Soccer
- Author Goldblatt, David
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 1008
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Riverhead Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 1/2/2008 12:00:01 AM
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # mon0001244074
- ISBN 9781594482960 / 1594482969
- Weight 2.05 lbs (0.93 kg)
- Dimensions 8.9 x 5.9 x 1.7 in (22.61 x 14.99 x 4.32 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Soccer - History, Soccer players - History
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008270277
- Dewey Decimal Code 796.334
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Summary
There may be no cultural practice more global than soccer. Rites of birth and marriage are infinitely diverse, but the rules of soccer are universal. No world religion can match its geographical scope. The single greatest simultaneous human collective experience is the World Cup final.
In this extraordinary tour de force, David Goldblatt tells the full story of soccer's rise from chaotic folk ritual to the world's most popular sport-now poised to fully establish itself in the USA. Already celebrated internationally, The Ball Is Round illuminates soccer's role in the political and social histories of modern societies, but never loses sight of the beauty, joy, and excitement of the game itself.
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- Reference and Research Bk News, 08/01/2008, Page 102
