Africa United Soccer, Passion, Politics, and the First World Cup in Africa

Name: Africa United Soccer, Passion, Politics, and the First World Cup in Africa
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ISBN: 9780061984952

ISBN-10: 0061984957

ISBN-13: 9780061984952

Edition: N/A

Authors: Steve Bloomfield

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Africa United is the story of modern-day Africa told through its soccer. Traveling across thirteen countries, from Cairo to the Cape, Steve Bloomfield meets players and fans, politicians and rebel leaders, discovering the role that soccer has played in shaping the continent. He recounts how soccer has helped to stoke conflicts and end wars, bring countries together and prop up authoritarian regimes.A lively and elegantly reported travelogue, Africa United calls attention to the amazing relationships between people and soccer, and to the state of Africa on the cusp of the biggest moment in its sporting history, the 2010 World Cup.

Book details

List price: $17.99
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 5/11/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 5.31" wide x 8.00" long x 0.72" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English



Prologue


Introduction



The Pharaohs: Egypt



The Desert Hawks v. The Sao: Sudan v. Chad



The Ocean Stars: Somalia



The Harambee Stars: Kenya



The Wasps v. The Leopards: Rwanda v. DR Congo



The Super Eagles: Nigeria



Les ï¿½lï¿½phants: Cï¿½te D'lvoire



The Leone Stars v. the Lone Stars: Sierra Leone v. Liberia



The Warriors: Zimbabwe



Bafana Bafana: South Africa


Epilogue


Acknowledgments