Book: Passion Of The People?: Football In South America Mason opens with soccer's rise at the turn of the century amidst the exploding urbanization of Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. He demonstrates that, from its beginnings, the game had wide popular appeal and examines the role of British commercial and military interests as well as that of newcomers from Italy, Spain and Portugal.
Details of Book: Passion Of The People?: Football In South America Book: Passion Of The People?: Football In South America
Author: Tony Mason
ISBN: 0860916677
ISBN-13: 9780860916673
, 978-0860916673
Binding: Paperback
Publishing Date: 28031995
Publisher: Verso
Number of Pages: 196
Language: English