Author:
Bowman, William D. (William David), 1959- author.
Imprint:Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield, [2020]
Descriptionvi, 216 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Note:The Origins of modern football and the first World Cup -- The Politics of the World Cup -- The Economics of the World Cup -- The World Cup and gender, race, and ethnicity -- Football as spectacle.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-205) and index.
Note:This book uses football's premier event to analyze modern sports and world history. The author 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.
