Author: William D. Bowman
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN: 1442267208
Size: 32.68 MB
Format: PDF, ePub, Docs
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 224
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The World Cup As World History books, The World Cup as World History uses football’s premier event to analyze modern sports and world history. William D. Bowman traces the history of a tournament that has become a global phenomenon that generates intense political, economic, and cultural interest and profound discussions about racial, ethnic, and gender identity in the contemporary era. By focusing on the World Cup, the book keeps a tight thematic focus that allows for an integrated discussion of the core issues of globalization, money and finance, sport as spectacle, race and gender, and contemporary politics.