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Fútbol! : why soccer matters in Latin America / Joshua H. Nadel.

Nadel, Joshua H., author.
2014
GV944.L3 N34 2014 (Mapit)
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Title
Fútbol! : why soccer matters in Latin America / Joshua H. Nadel.
Author
Nadel, Joshua H., author.
ISBN
9780813049380 hardcover
0813049385 hardcover
Published
Gainesville, FL : University Press of Florida, [2014]
Language
English
Description
287 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Call Number
GV944.L3 N34 2014
Dewey Decimal Classification
796.334098
Summary
This book traces the history of soccer in Latin America, from the introduction of the game in the 1890s to the qualifying stages for the 2014 World Cup. Unlike other books focused on matches and players, Futbal! provides the necessary historical context to explain why soccer is the most important sport across Latin America.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Introduction: Soccer narratives
Uruguayan arrivals: from shadow to the sun
La nuestra and futebol arte: national styles?
Interlude 1. Symbiosis: the media and soccer
Paraguay: caudillos, corruption, and soccer
"Y va a caer": soccer and politics in Chile
Interlude 2. Professionalization
Dark, expressive sportsmen of a distant continent? Race and soccer in Honduras
The unfulfilled promise of Mexico
Interlude 3. Counterpoint: baseball in Venezuela
Left out: Women's soccer
Epilogue: New narratives.

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