Behind the Curtain
Football in Eastern Europe
$35.67
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
10 January 2007
Summary
From the war-ravaged streets of Sarajevo, where turning up for training involved dodging snipers’ bullets, to the crumbling splendour of Budapest’s Bozsik Stadium, where the likes of Puskas and Kocsis masterminded the fall of England - the landscape of Eastern Europe has changed immeasurably since the fall of communism.
Jonathan Wilson has travelled extensively behind the old Iron Curtain, viewing life beyond the fall of the Berlin Wall through the lens of football. Where once the sta…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780752879451 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0752879456 |
| Author: | Jonathan Wilson |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Orion |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 10 January 2007 |
| Weight: | 245g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 130mm x 26mm |
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With style and erudition, [Wilson] proves that football is a metaphor, an allegory, and much more than just a game
‘With style and erudition, [Wilson] proves that football is a metaphor, an allegory, and much more than just a game’ THE TIMES ‘Enlightening’ THE SCOTSMAN
About The Author
Jonathan Wilson
Jonathan Wilson is the Football Correspondent for the Financial Times and has travelled widely throughout Eastern Europe.
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