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Behind the Curtain: Football in Eastern Europe
Jonathan Wilson
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Description for Behind the Curtain: Football in Eastern Europe
Paperback. The fascinating story of football in Eastern Europe after the collapse of the Berlin Wall Num Pages: 336 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1DV; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 284.
'EPIC' Financial Times
'PERCEPTIVE' The Sunday Times
'BLISSFUL' Daily Telegraph
'FASCINATING' Independent on Sunday
'TERRIFIC' Henry Winter
'EXCELLENT' Simon Kuper
The fascinating story of football in Eastern Europe following the collapse of the Berlin Wall, from the award-winning author of Inverting the Pyramid
From the war-ravaged streets of Sarajevo, where turning up for training involved dodging snipers' bullets, to the crumbling splendour of Budapest's Bozsik Stadium, where the likes of Puskás and Kocsis masterminded the fall of England, the landscape of Eastern Europe has changed immeasurably since the collapse of communism. Jonathan Wilson has travelled extensively behind the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752879451
SKU
V9780752879451
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Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About Jonathan Wilson
Jonathan Wilson (Author) Jonathan Wilson is a columnist for the Guardian and the founder and editor of The Blizzard. Inverting the Pyramid: The History of Football Tactics was Football Book of the Year in 2009 and was shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year award. Seven of his other books have been shortlisted for football ... Read more
Reviews for Behind the Curtain: Football in Eastern Europe
Epic... Wilson writes captivatingly with humour... anyone with an interest in eastern European sport will be consulting this book for years to come.
Financial Times
A blissful book, lovingly and stylishly written
Daily Telegraph
With style and erudition, [Wilson] proves that football is a metaphor, an allegory, and much more than just a game
The ... Read more
Financial Times
A blissful book, lovingly and stylishly written
Daily Telegraph
With style and erudition, [Wilson] proves that football is a metaphor, an allegory, and much more than just a game
The ... Read more