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Armstrong, Gary; Giulianotti, Richard - Football in Africa - 9781349661534 - V9781349661534
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Football in Africa

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Description for Football in Africa Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JHB; JHBS; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
This groundbreaking collection provides the first detailed social analysis of football within Africa. The book features case-study essays that draw heavily on detailed fieldwork to examine the distinctive football cultures that have grown up in African communities. The book should be compulsory reading, for social scientists in sport studies and African studies and for informed football followers everywhere.

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Number of Pages
301
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349661534
SKU
V9781349661534
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

About Armstrong, Gary; Giulianotti, Richard
PETER ALEGI is Assistant Professor of History and Director of the African American Studies Programme at Eastern Kentucky, USA JOHN BALE is Lecturer and Researcher at Aarhus University, Denmark and Keele University, UK WIEBE BOER is a PhD student in African History at Yale University, USA TIM EDENSOR is Lecturer in Cultural Studies at Staffordshire University, UK LAURA FAIR is ... Read more

Reviews for Football in Africa
'...this rich history of African football fills a glaring sporting gap.' - Brian Oliver, Observer '...the book provides the best and most enlightening survey of the history and meaning of African football yet.' - David Goldblatt, The Times Literary Supplement '..impressive collection' - The Times 'seminally terrific...a compelling political and cultural ... Read more

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