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Fútbol! : why soccer matters in Latin America / Joshua H. Nadel.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nadel, Joshua H., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Soccer--Latin America--History.
- Soccer.
- Soccer--Social aspects--Latin America.
- Soccer--Social aspects.
- History.
- Latin America.
- Physical Description:
- 287 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2014].
- Summary:
- This book traces the history of soccer in Latin America, from the introduction of the game in the 1890s to the qualifying stages for the 2014 World Cup. Unlike other books focused on matches and players, Futbal! provides the necessary historical context to explain why soccer is the most important sport across Latin America.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Soccer narratives
- Uruguayan arrivals: from shadow to the sun
- La nuestra and futebol arte: national styles?
- Interlude 1. Symbiosis: the media and soccer
- Paraguay: caudillos, corruption, and soccer
- "Y va a caer": soccer and politics in Chile
- Interlude 2. Professionalization
- Dark, expressive sportsmen of a distant continent? Race and soccer in Honduras
- The unfulfilled promise of Mexico
- Interlude 3. Counterpoint: baseball in Venezuela
- Left out: Women's soccer
- Epilogue: New narratives.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-274) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780813049380
- 0813049385
- OCLC:
- 857740653
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