Football in Africa : conflict, conciliation, and community /
"This collection of articles seeks to answer many questions regarding the role of football in Africa. The authors draw heavily on detailed fieldwork in African communities to examine football cultures across all regions of this complex continent. Nigeria, South Africa, Liberia, Kenya, Cameroon...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2004.
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| Summary: | "This collection of articles seeks to answer many questions regarding the role of football in Africa. The authors draw heavily on detailed fieldwork in African communities to examine football cultures across all regions of this complex continent. Nigeria, South Africa, Liberia, Kenya, Cameroon and Zimbabwe are among those football nations under analysis." "The book should be compulsory reading for social scientists in sport studies and African studies, and will appeal to all those interested in the social background of African football."--Jacket. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 301 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 276-287) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0333919793 |