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Management number 237311786 Release Date 2026/07/10 List Price $3.84 Model Number 237311786
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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. Rites of birth and marriage are infinitely diverse, but the rules of soccer are universal. No world religion can match its geographical scope. The single greatest simultaneous human collective experience is the World Cup final. In this extraordinary tour de force, David Goldblatt tells the full story of soccer's rise from chaotic folk ritual to the world's most popular sport-now poised to fully establish itself in the USA. Already celebrated internationally, The Ball Is Round illuminates soccer's role in the political and social histories of modern societies, but never loses sight of the beauty, joy, and excitement of the game itself. Read more

ASIN B0011UGMHI
XRay Not Enabled
ISBN13 978-1101097670
Language English
File size 2.7 MB
Page Flip Enabled
Publisher Riverhead Books
Word Wise Enabled
Reading age 18 years and up
Print length 1012 pages
Accessibility Learn more
Screen Reader Supported
Publication date January 2, 2008
Enhanced typesetting Enabled

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