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Soccer Empire: The World Cup and the Future of France
Laurent Dubois
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Description for Soccer Empire: The World Cup and the Future of France
Paperback. Illuminates the connections between soccer 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. This title recounts the lives of two of soccer's most electrifying players, Zidane and his outspoken teammate, Lilian Thuram. Num Pages: 352 pages, 29 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: HBT; WSB; WSJA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520269781
SKU
V9780520269781
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Ref
99-1
About Laurent Dubois
Laurent Dubois is Professor of French and History at Duke University. He is the author of many award-winning books, including Avengers of the New World: The Story of the Haitian Revolution, which was a Best Book of the Los Angeles Times and a Notable Book of the Christian Science Monitor.
Reviews for Soccer Empire: The World Cup and the Future of France
An intriguing tale of soccer within the matrix of France's history of colonialism. STARRED REVIEW Library Journal Drills down to uncover the relationship among politics, race and the legacy of empire. The New York Times Excellent Chronicle Of Higher Education Tale of how even the most seemingly apolitical institutions in a society can become ... Read more