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Englischer Fussball
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Bobby Moore and Franz Beckenbauer Paul Gascoigne and J rgen Klinsmann. Forty years of hurt tabloid rabble-rousing and 'Don't mention the war'.
But what do the Germans really think of us? Do they even care?
In Englischer Fussball respected journalist Raphael Honigstein gives us a German's-eye view of our national game.
Starting with the origin of the modern game in the late nineteenth century Honigstein traces the development of English football from its public-school origins to the glory years of Ramsey and beyond. Is English football really about manliness hard work fair play and a never-say-die attitude? Why is there so little room in our game for individual brilliance? And just why are we so hung up on beating the Germans?
Provocative incisive and ever topical Englischer Fussball is a book that explores the difference between how we see ourselves and how the rest of the world sees us. From hooligans to sex scandals Wayne Rooney to Stanley Matthews it asks what football can teach us about the English national character.
'Honigstein offers a perspective on England's football and its culture that is stimulating and rather fascinating' Observer
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
238
Release Date:
2009-08-06
Publication Date:
2009-08-06
Publisher:
Yellow Jersey
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
022408013X
ISBN13:
9780224080132
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Minimum Reading Age:
0
Weight:
329 g
Height:
135 cm
Width:
216 cm
Thickness:
14 cm
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Very good
Almost no signs of wear. Book pages have no markings, accessories are intact and all other media are in good condition.
€5,49