| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Sport in world history ; 2 |
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Sport in world history ; 2.
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| Contents |
1. A National Game: Futebol Made Popular, Professional, and Afro-Brazilian -- 2. When It was Good to be Brazilian: Tropical Modernity Affirmed, 1958-70 -- 3. Playing Modern: Efficiency over Art, 1971-80 -- 4. Risky Beauty: Art and the Opening of Brazil in the 1980s -- 5. The Business of Winning: Brand Brazil and the New Globalism, 1990-2010 -- Conclusion: Mega-Brazil |
| Summary |
Soccer is the world's most popular sport, and the Brazilian national team is beloved around the planet for its beautiful playing style, the jogo bonito. With the most successful national soccer team in the history of the World Cup, Brazil is the only country to have played in every competition and the winner of more championships than any other nation. Soccer is perceived, like carnival and samba, to be quintessentially Brazilian and Afro-Brazilian. Yet the practice and history of soccer are also synonymous with conflict and contradiction as Brazil continues its trajectory toward modernity and |
| Analysis |
athletes |
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brazil |
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brazilian football |
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brazilian national team |
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brazilian soccer |
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class tensions |
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clubs |
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coaching |
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competition |
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entertainment |
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football players |
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football teams |
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football |
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history of soccer |
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international football |
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professional athletes |
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professional sports |
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racial tensions |
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soccer communities |
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soccer players |
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soccer teams |
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soccer |
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sport in world history series |
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sports teams |
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sports |
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star players |
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team brazil |
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the jogo bonito |
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world cup |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Soccer -- Brazil -- History
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Soccer players -- Brazil -- History
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GAMES -- Gambling -- Sports.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Business Aspects.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Essays.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- History.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Reference.
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TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Sports.
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Manners and customs
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Soccer
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Soccer players
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Fußball
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Nationalbewusstsein
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| SUBJECT |
Brazil -- Social life and customs. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85016599
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| Subject |
Brazil
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Brasilien
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780520958258 |
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052095825X |
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1306498473 |
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9781306498470 |
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