| Description |
1 online resource (351 pages) |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface: Scoring Spirits; Introduction: The Language of Happiness; 1 A Beautiful Harvest; 2 Caribbean France; 3 Crossings; 4 Roots; 5 Two Goals; 6 Two Flags; 7 La France Métissée; 8 An Unfinished War; 9 Reconciliation; 10 Burn; 11 Coup de Boule; Epilogue: Returns; Notes; Acknowledgments; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
| Summary |
When France both hosted and won the World Cup in 1998, the face of its star player, Zinedine Zidane, the son of Algerian immigrants, was projected onto the Arc de Triomphe. During the 2006 World Cup finals, Zidane stunned the country by ending his spectacular career with an assault on an Italian player. In Soccer Empire, Laurent Dubois illuminates the connections between empire and sport by tracing the story of World Cup soccer, from the Cup's French origins in the 1930s to Africa and the Caribbean and back again. As he vividly recounts the lives of two of soccer's most electrifying players, Z |
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1930s |
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1998 |
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2006 |
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africa |
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biographical |
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book club reads |
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caribbean |
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easy to read |
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empirical |
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engaging |
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entertainment |
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europe |
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famous soccer players |
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france |
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french colonialism |
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french history |
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french soccer |
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french world cup |
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historical |
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lilian thuram |
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nonfiction |
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soccer fans |
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soccer |
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sports and politics |
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sports fans |
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sports historians |
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sports history |
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sports |
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teams |
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thought provoking |
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world cup finals |
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world cup soccer |
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world sports |
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zinedine zidane |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-312) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Zidane, Zinédine, 1972-
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Zidane, Zinédine, 1972- |
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Zidane, Zinédine, 1972- |
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World Cup (Soccer) (2006 : Germany) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2013019963
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World Cup (Soccer) fast |
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Fußballweltmeisterschaft gnd |
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Soccer -- France -- History -- 20th century
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Soccer players -- France
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Sports -- France -- 20th century
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Soccer.
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HISTORY -- Europe -- General.
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Soccer
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Soccer players
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Social conditions
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Sports
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Fußball
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Fussball -- Frankreich -- Geschichte.
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Fussball -- Gesellschaft -- Frankreich.
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France -- History -- 20th century.
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France -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
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France
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Frankreich
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Electronic books
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Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2009042962 |
| ISBN |
9780520945746 |
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0520945743 |
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1282763881 |
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9781282763883 |
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9786612763885 |
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6612763884 |
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