Title:
The ball is round : a global history of soccer / David Goldblatt.
Author:
Goldblatt, David, 1965-
Publication Information:
New York : Riverhead Books, c2008.
Call Number:
GV942.5 .G65 2008
Abstract:
Traces the history of the world's most popular sport from its earliest origins to the present day, looking at the game in terms of its political, cultural, and social roles in countries around the world.
Edition:
1st Riverhead trade pbk. ed.
ISBN:
9781594482960
Physical Description:
xviii, 974 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.
General Note:
"Foreword to American edition c2008 by David Goldblatt"--T.p. verso.
"January 2008"--T.p. verso.
"Previously published in Great Britain by Viking Penguin: 2006"--T.p. verso.
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