The Black Man in Brazilian Soccer - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Black Man in Brazilian Soccer write by Mario Filho. This book was released on 2021-02-10. The Black Man in Brazilian Soccer available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. At turns lyrical, ironic, and sympathetic, Mario Filho's chronicle of "the beautiful game" is a classic of Brazilian sports writing. Filho (1908–1966)—a famous Brazilian journalist after whom Rio's Maracana stadium is officially named—tells the Brazilian soccer story as a boundary-busting one of race relations, popular culture, and national identity. Now in English for the first time, the book highlights national debates about the inclusion of African-descended people in the body politic and situates early black footballers as key creators of Brazilian culture. When first introduced to Brazil by British expatriots at the end of the nineteenth century, the game was reserved for elites, excluding poor, working-class, and black Brazilians. Filho, drawing on lively in-depth interviews with coaches, players, and fans, points to the 1920s and 1930s as watershed decades when the gates cracked open. The poor players and players of color entered the game despite virulent discrimination. By the mid-1960s, Brazil had established itself as a global soccer powerhouse, winning two World Cups with the help of star Afro-Brazilians such as Pele and Garrincha. As a story of sport and racism in the world's most popular sport, this book could not be more relevant today.
Soccer Madness
Soccer Madness - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Soccer Madness write by Janet Lever. This book was released on 1995. Soccer Madness available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Country of Football
The Country of Football - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Country of Football write by Paulo Fontes. This book was released on 2014. The Country of Football available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Brazil has done much to shape football/soccer, but how has soccer shaped Brazil? Despite the political and social importance of the beautiful game to the country, the subject has hitherto received little attention. This book presents groundbreaking work by historians and researchers from Brazil, the United States, Britain and France, who examine the political significance, in the broadest sense, of the sport in which Brazil has long been a world leader. The authors consider questions such as the relationship between soccer, the workplace and working class culture; the formation of Brazilian national identity; race relations; political and social movements; and the impact of the sport on social mobility. Contributions to the book range in time from the late nineteenth century, when the British first introduced the sport to Brazil, to the present day, as the 'country of soccer' prepares itself to host the 2014 World Cup, painting a vivid picture of the many ways in which soccer exists and functions in Brazil, both on and off the pitch.
The Country of Football
The Country of Football - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Country of Football write by Roger Kittleson. This book was released on 2014-06-12. The Country of Football available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "In time for Brazil's hosting of the 2014 World Cup, this book uses the stories of star players and other key figures (based on over 40 interviews) to create a contemporary history of Brazilian soccer from the 1950s to the present. It also explores race and class tensions in Brazil and shows how soccer is central to the country's dramatic trajectory toward modernity and economic power"--
Futebol
Futebol - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Futebol write by Alex Bellos. This book was released on 2003-05-01. Futebol available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Through the lens of Brazil's trademark sport, reporter Alex Bellos brings us a fascinating portrait of Brazilian identity. When Brazil won the World Cup in 2002, the secret was out: the Brazilian soccer team is one of the modern wonders of the world. In this fascinating portrait of Brazilian identity, Alex Bellos brings to life not just a sport, but an entire country. With an unerring eye for a good story and a marvelous ear for the voices of the people he meets, Alex Bellos uncovers what Ronaldo called the "true truth" about Brazilian soccer.
