Hardcover, 329 pages
English language
Published Oct. 2, 2010 by University of California Press.
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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, Zidane and his outspoken teammate, Lilian Thuram, Dubois deepens our understanding of the legacies of empire that persist in Europe and brilliantly captures the power of soccer to change the nation and the world. --from publisher description
Subjects
- Zidane, Zinédine, -- 1972-
- Soccer -- France -- History -- 20th century
- Soccer -- Social aspects -- France
- Soccer players -- France
- France -- History -- 20th century
- France -- Social conditions -- 20th century