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EAN : 9782707189592
Shaping : BROCHE
Pages : 416
Size : 154 x 240 mm
A POPULAR HISTORY OF FOOTBALL

Collection : Cahiers libres
Release date : 08/03/2018
From England to Palestine, from Germany to Mexico, from Brazil to Egypt, from France to South Africa, this book tells another story of football from its origins to the present day.
Football is not just about business : for more than a century it has been a powerful instrument of emancipation...
From England to Palestine, from Germany to Mexico, from Brazil to Egypt, from France to South Africa, this book tells another story of football from its origins to the present day.
Football is not just about business : for more than a century it has been a powerful instrument of emancipation for workers, feminists, anti-colonialist activists, young people from working class neighbourhoods and protesters around the world.
The author retraces the destiny of those who, practising this popular sport on a daily basis as professionals or amateurs, have for too long been eclipsed by star teams and golden legends.
Countering the clichés about football fans, he also tells the astonishing story of football counter-cultures born after the Second World War, from English hooligans to the ultra who played a central role in the Arab spring of 2011.
By proposing a story "from below", by trying to give voice to all the protagonists of this epic story, Mickaël Correia reminds us that football can be as generous as it is subversive.



 
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EAN : 9782707189592
Shaping : BROCHE
Pages : 416
Size : 154 x 240 mm
La Découverte