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Already celebrated internationally, The Ball Is Round illuminates soccer's role in the political and social histories of modern societies, but never loses sight ...
The Ball is Round
Book by David Goldblatt
THE DEFINITIVE, CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED BOOK ABOUT FOOTBALL 'Football conquered the world with its capacity to astonish, and this is its definitive history' The IndependentThere may be no cultural practice more global than soccer. Rites of birth and... Google Books
Originally published: 2006
Author: David Goldblatt
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The definitive book about soccer, from the author of The Games: A Global History of the Olympics. There may be no cultural practice more global than soccer.
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Jun 19, 2023 · The book explores football's transformation in the 19th century, particularly in Britain, where the modern version of the game was standardized.
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The definitive book about soccer, from the author of The Games: A Global History of the Olympics. There may be no cultural practice more global than soccer.
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(380) · In stock
The definitive book about soccer, from the author of The Games: A Global History of the Olympics. There may be no cultural practice more global than soccer.
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Read 162 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Traces the history of the world's most popular sport from its earliest origins to the pres…
Dec 16, 2006 · David Goldblatt's The Ball Is Round, a detailed history of matches and the world's footballing nations, has John Foot's approval.
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The Ball is Round illuminates football's role in the political and social histories of modern societies, but never loses sight of the beauty, joy, and ...
It's enormous. It's 1,000 pages, give or take. Huge. Heavy as a brick. It's a global history of football and it really is as in-depth as that. The thing I love ...
