African Soccerscapes: How a Continent Changed the World's Game (Africa in World History)

African Soccerscapes: How a Continent Changed the World's Game (Africa in World History)

by PeterAlegi (Author)

Synopsis

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.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 184
Publisher: Ohio University Center for International Studies
Published: 15 May 2010

ISBN 10: 0896802787
ISBN 13: 9780896802780