{"product_id":"a-peoples-history-of-soccer-a-graphic-chronicle","title":"A People's History of Soccer: A Graphic Chronicle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Delightfully illustrated, smartly organized, and deftly argued. A pleasure from start to finishʼ \u003c\/b\u003eDavid Goldblatt, writer, academic, broadcaster and author of \u003ci\u003eInjury Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The love for the sport shines through in this beautifully illustrated, humanist historyʼ \u003c\/b\u003eDavid Squires, artist and \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e cartoonist, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Illustrated History of Football\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoccer has always been so much more than the billionaire buyers and seven-figure signing fees. With the game now more popular than ever, one thing is clear: when it comes to soccer, only half the story is usually told. If you look beyond the men in suits at FIFA and the corporate World Cup, you'll find a history unparalleled in the world of sport.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom England, France, and Germany to Palestine, South Africa, and Brazil, \u003ci\u003eA People's History of Soccer \u003c\/i\u003ereveals how the 'beautiful game' has been a powerful instrument of emancipation for workers, feminists, anti-colonialist activists, young people, and protesters around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis entertaining history from below is beautifully rendered by award-winning illustrator Lelio Bonaccorso, bringing players from history to life in vivid color, from the game's unruly feudal origins right up to the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMickaël Correia\u003c\/b\u003e is a journalist and the author of several books. His passion for soccer began when he was four, with kickabouts on the streets of Roubaix.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJean-Christophe Deveney\u003c\/b\u003e is a French comic book writer whose many publications include adaptations of stories by Haruki Murakami.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLelio Bonaccorso\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning Italian comic artist and illustrator who has published extensively with Marvel and DC.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mickaël Correia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45323029512261,"sku":"BS-LIB-352398","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2482\/2494\/files\/9780745352398-HD.jpg?v=1783608820","url":"https:\/\/libros787.com\/en\/products\/a-peoples-history-of-soccer-a-graphic-chronicle","provider":"Libros787.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}