The language of the game : how to understand soccer
Resource Information
The work The language of the game : how to understand soccer represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in San Francisco Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.
The Resource
The language of the game : how to understand soccer
Resource Information
The work The language of the game : how to understand soccer represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in San Francisco Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.
- Label
- The language of the game : how to understand soccer
- Title remainder
- how to understand soccer
- Statement of responsibility
- Laurent Dubois
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Just in time for the 2018 World Cup, a lively and lyrical guide to appreciating the drama of soccer Soccer is not only the world's most popular sport; it's also one of the most widely shared forms of global culture. The Language of the Game is a passionate and engaging introduction to soccer's history, tactics, and human drama. Profiling soccer's full cast of characters-goalies and position players, referees and managers, commentators and fans-historian and soccer scholar Laurent Dubois describes how the game's low scores, relentless motion, and spectacular individual performances combine to turn each match into a unique and unpredictable story. He also shows how soccer's global reach makes it an unparalleled theater for nationalism, international conflict, and human interconnectedness. Filled with perceptive insights and stories both legendary and little known, The Language of the Game is a rewarding read for anyone seeking to understand soccer better
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Dewey number
- 796.334
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- GV943
- LC item number
- .D87 2018
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- handbooks
Context
Context of The language of the game : how to understand soccerWork of
No resources found
No enriched resources found
Embed
Settings
Select options that apply then copy and paste the RDF/HTML data fragment to include in your application
Embed this data in a secure (HTTPS) page:
Layout options:
Include data citation:
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.sfpl.org/resource/qtUAF0eElPo/" typeof="CreativeWork http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Work"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.sfpl.org/resource/qtUAF0eElPo/">The language of the game : how to understand soccer</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.sfpl.org/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="https://link.sfpl.org/">San Francisco Public Library</a></span></span></span></span></div>
Note: Adjust the width and height settings defined in the RDF/HTML code fragment to best match your requirements
Preview
Cite Data - Experimental
Data Citation of the Work The language of the game : how to understand soccer
Copy and paste the following RDF/HTML data fragment to cite this resource
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.sfpl.org/resource/qtUAF0eElPo/" typeof="CreativeWork http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Work"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.sfpl.org/resource/qtUAF0eElPo/">The language of the game : how to understand soccer</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.sfpl.org/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="https://link.sfpl.org/">San Francisco Public Library</a></span></span></span></span></div>
