Soccer empire : the World Cup and the future of France / Laurent Dubois.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dubois, Laurent, 1971-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Zidane, Zinédine, 1972-.

Zidane, Zinédine.

World Cup (Soccer) (2006).

World Cup (Soccer).

Soccer--France--History--20th century.

Soccer.

Soccer--Social aspects--France.

Soccer players--France.

Soccer players.

France--History--20th century.

France.

France--Social conditions--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (351 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

When France both hosted and won the World Cup in 1998, the face of its star player, Zinedine Zidane, the son of Algerian immigrants, was projected onto the Arc de Triomphe. During the 2006 World Cup finals, Zidane stunned the country by ending his spectacular career with an assault on an Italian player. In Soccer Empire, Laurent Dubois illuminates the connections between empire and sport by tracing the story of World Cup soccer, from the Cup's French origins in the 1930's to Africa and the Caribbean and back again. As he vividly recounts the lives of two of soccer's most electrifying players, Zidane and his outspoken teammate, Lilian Thuram, Dubois deepens our understanding of the legacies of empire that persist in Europe and brilliantly captures the power of soccer to change the nation and the world.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Illustrations

Preface

Introduction

One. A Beautiful Harvest

Two. Caribbean France

Three. Crossings

Four. Roots

Five. Two Goals

Six. Two Flags

Seven. La France Métissée

Eight. An Unfinished War

Nine. Reconciliation

Ten. Burn

Epilogue. Returns

Notes

Acknowledgments

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612763885

9781282763883

1282763881

9780520945746

0520945743

OCLC:

773564980