Isbn: 9780896802780 - african soccerscapes: how a continent changed the world's game (africa in world history) (11 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. From Accra and Algiers to Zanzibar and Zululand, Africans have wrested control of soccer from the hands of Europeans, and through the rise of different playing styles, the rituals of spectatorship, and the presence of magicians and healers, have turned soccer into a distinctively African activity. African Soccerscapes explores how Africans adopted soccer for their own reasons and on their own terms. Soccer was a rare form of national culture in postcolonial Africa, where stadiums and clubhouses became arenas in which Africans challenged colonial power and expressed a commitment to racial equality and self-determination. New nations staged matches as part of their independence celexadbrations and joined the world body, FIFA. The Conf d ration africaine de football democratized the global game through antiapartheid sanctions and increased the number of African teams in the World Cup finals. In this compact, highly readable book Alegi shows that the result of this success has been the departure of huge numbers of players to overseas clubs and the growing influence of private commercial interests on the African game. But the growth of women's soccer and South Africa's hosting of the 2010 World Cup also challenge the one-dimensional notion of Africa as a backward, tribal continent populated by victims of war, corruption, famine, and disease.…

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Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. …

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Zustand: New. pp. xvi + 179 Illus., Maps.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. 2010. Paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 184 pages. 9.24x6.12x0.56 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. &Uumlber den AutorPeter Alegi is an associate professor of history at Michigan State University and the author of Laduma! Soccer, Politics, and Society in South Africa. He is an editorial board member of the International Journal of Afr.

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