African Soccerscapes. How a Continent Changed the World's Game

(London: Hurst & Company, 2010) 9781849040389. 215 x 140 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. xviii + 179, incl. index; maps; some photographs. Fine condition. "From Accra and Algiers to Zanzibar and Zululand, African football today reflects the history and culture of those who play the game and how they have shaped it in a distinctly African manner. Football may obey global rules, but the influence of magicians and healers, the nurturing of different tactics and styles of play, and local forms of spectatorship give football in the continent a cultural and sporting imprint all of its own. In African Soccerscapes Peter Alegi explores how football was influenced by colonialism, the growth of cities, independence, and globalisation. Regional differences and the links between sport, culture and politics feature prominently in his book." .