The ball is round : a global history of football / David Goldblatt.
The ball is round : a global history of football / David Goldblatt.
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Publisher
London : Viking, 2006.
Date
2006.
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T0364353
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Language
English
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Physical content
600 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Introduction : life and death, love and money -- Pt. 1 Ancients and moderns : football and the invention of modern sport, from the beginning to 1914 -- 1 Chasing shadows : the prehistory of football -- 2 The simplest game : Britain and the invention of modern football -- 3 An altogether more splendi...
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Publisher
London : Viking, 2006.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2006.
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Summary
"David Goldblatt describes the rise of football, from a chaotic folk ritual to a sector of the global-entertainment industry. It's the story of players and managers, fans and owners, clubs and national teams: a chronicle of who won and who lost. But it's also a history of states and markets, money and power. And, above all, how all these forces int...
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The ball is round : a global history of football / David Goldblatt.
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State Reference Library copy: transferred from OA/N796.33409/41.
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T0364353
Record Identifier
74VKK8O4bgJd
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKK8O4bgJd
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ISBN
0670914800 (hbk.) :
9780670914807 (hbk.) :
DDC
796.33409
MMS ID
991021953399702626
