| International Standard Book Number |
9798897100644 (hardcover)
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| Personal Name |
Kuper, Simon, author.
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| Title Statement |
World Cup fever : a soccer journey in nine tournaments / Simon Kuper.
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| Edition Statement |
First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
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| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
New York : Pegasus Books, 2026.
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| Physical Description |
338 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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| Bibliography, Etc. Note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-338).
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| Formatted Contents Note |
The world Cup diaries -- In Jules Rimet's world. Finding Jules Rimet ; 'We are someone again': Germany and the 1954 'Miracle of Bern' ; The TV years: my first World Cups, 1978-1986 ; Early forays, 1988-1996 ; World Cup 1998: France discovers football, and I discover France ; 1998-2001: champions and adulterers ; World Cup 2002: lost in Japan ; World Cup 2006: how we all learned to stop worrying and love the Germans -- New worlds. May 2004 - May 2010: South Africa, the chosen country ; World Cup 2010: did South Africa win? ; In search of the World Cup 2010: return to South Africa, 2024 ; Qatar, Russia, Sepp Blatter and how a World Cup vote explained the world ; Interludes in Donetsk, the Vatican and Soho ; World Cup 2014: Brazil shows its game to the world ; Jules Rimet still gleaming: hunting the lost Cup ; The fall of Sepp Blatter ; World Cup 2018: Putin's policeman and me ; World Cup 2022: this way, metro ; The planetary feast.
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| Summary, Etc. |
In World Cup Fever, Simon Kuper explores the history and cultural impact of the FIFA World Cup through his personal experiences attending nine tournaments since 1990. The book traces the evolution of the World Cup from its inaugural event in 1930 in Montevideo to contemporary tournaments, highlighting changes in professionalism, globalization, media coverage, and the broader social, political, and economic contexts surrounding the games. Through a combination of reporting, historical analysis, and first-hand observation, Kuper examines how soccer reflects and influences cultural identity, national pride, and global connections.
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| Subject-Meeting Name |
World Cup (Soccer) History.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Soccer History.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Sports Social aspects.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Soccer Social aspects.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Soccer Economic aspects.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Sports Political aspects.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Globalization Social aspects.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Anecdotes.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Informational works.
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