Umfang:
1 Online-Ressource (351 pages)
ISBN:
9780520945746
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0520945743
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1282763881
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9781282763883
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9786612763885
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6612763884
Inhalt:
When France both hosted and won the World Cup in 1998, the face of its star player, Zinedine Zidane, the son of Algerian immigrants, was projected onto the Arc de Triomphe. During the 2006 World Cup finals, Zidane stunned the country by ending his spectacular career with an assault on an Italian player. In Soccer Empire, Laurent Dubois illuminates the connections between empire and sport by tracing the story of World Cup soccer, from the Cup's French origins in the 1930s to Africa and the Caribbean and back again. As he vividly recounts the lives of two of soccer's most electrifying players, Z
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-312) and index
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface: Scoring Spirits; Introduction: The Language of Happiness; 1 A Beautiful Harvest; 2 Caribbean France; 3 Crossings; 4 Roots; 5 Two Goals; 6 Two Flags; 7 La France Métissée; 8 An Unfinished War; 9 Reconciliation; 10 Burn; 11 Coup de Boule; Epilogue: Returns; Notes; Acknowledgments; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.
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English
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780520259287
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0520259289
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Dubois, Laurent Soccer Empire : The World Cup and the Future of France Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2010 ISBN 9780520259287
Sprache:
Englisch
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