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Games Without Frontiers

By Kennedy , Joe

Book information

Publisher
Watkins Media;Repeater Books
Year
2016
ISBN
9781910924242, 9781910924259, 1910924245
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
293 kB (299562 bytes)
Pages
131 pages ; 20 cm\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Soccer;Soccer--Social aspects;Anecdotes;Soccer --

Description

Is soccer inherently political? What does soccer actually mean today? Games Without Frontiers seeks force us to think about what we mean when we say 'soccer'. Along the way, it skewers media cliches about footballers and fans, considers the sport's implications for radical politics and aesthetics, and situates the 'working-man's game' in relation to twenty-first century discussions of political authenticity. Written half as a travelogue, this book seeks to protect football from some of its would-be saviors without ever losing sight of what it means to have a fan's investment in the game.

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