Futebol nation : a footballing history of Brazil
Goldblatt, David, 1965-2014
Books, Manuscripts
No nation has so closely aligned its national identity with playing and watching football as Brazil. Football is regarded as a thing of joy, its yellow shirts a delightful amalgam of sport and art, entwined with its cultures of music and religion. This is true, but there is another side to the story too. The corruption of Brazil's football authorities is characteristic of its society as a whole; some of its biggest tournaments have recently been played amidst the largest protests Brazil has even seen. This is the whole story: the players, the fans, the corruption, the passion.
Main title:
Futebol nation : a footballing history of Brazil / David Goldblatt.
Author:
Goldblatt, David, 1965-, author
Imprint:
London : Penguin Books, 2014.London : Penguin Books, 2014.
Collation:
xxii, 289 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780241969779 (pbk)
Dewey class:
796.3340981796.334 GOL796.334
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1543183