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Golazo! : the beautiful game from the Aztecs to the World Cup : the complete history of how soccer shaped Latin America / Andreas Campomar.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Campomar, Andreas.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Soccer--Latin America--History.
- Soccer.
- Soccer--Social aspects--Latin America.
- Soccer--Economic aspects--Latin America.
- Soccer--Economic aspects.
- Soccer--Social aspects.
- History.
- Latin America.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 483 pages ; 21 cm
- Edition:
- First Riverhead trade paperback edition.
- Other Title:
- Complete history of how soccer shaped Latin America
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Riverhead Books, [2014]
- Summary:
- "The definitive book about the national identities, heroes, and dramatic stories from Latin American soccer throughout history-in time for the 2014 World Cup. "Golazo!" means "amazing goal!" And the word perfectly captures the unique, exuberant, all-encompassing, passionate role that soccer plays in Latin America. Andreas Campomar offers readers the definitive history of Latin American soccer from the early, deadly MesoAmerican ballgames to the multi-billion dollar international business it is today. Golazo! explores the intersection of soccer, politics, economics, high and low culture, and how passion for a game captured a continent. Latin American soccer will be in the global spotlight more than ever in the coming years-both the next World Cup (2014) and the Summer Olympics (2016) will be hosted in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, a country for which soccer is not just a passion but a way of life. The triumphs, the heartbreaks, the origins and the future, the political and the personal-Golazo! is the perfect book for new fans and diehard followers around the world"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Como el Uruguay no hay (There's no place like Uraguay)
- Cortés and the bouncing ball
- The discovery of the Americas, 1800-1950
- The ball never tires, 1950-2014.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781594485862
- 1594485860
- OCLC:
- 861208324
- Online:
- Cover image
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