Feet of the chameleon : the story of African football / Ian Hawkey.
Publisher: London : Portico, 2009Description: 314 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.), map, ports. (chiefly col.) ; 20 cm001: BDZ0009235187ISBN: 9781906032852 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Soccer -- Africa | Soccer -- History. -- Africa | Soccer -- Social aspects -- Africa | Soccer -- Political aspects -- Africa | Sport
| Sports & active outdoor recreation | Africa | Football (Soccer, Association football) | African history | History of sportDDC classification: 796.334096 LOC classification: GV944Awards: Best football book, British Sports Book Awards 2010Summary: Tracing the development of football in Africa, 'Feet of the Chameleon' finds out what makes African football unique as well as examining how the game fits into the social and political life of the continent. Winner of the Best Football Book at the British Sports Book Awards and shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of The Year 2009 'Written with warmth and understanding, the book for which African football has been crying out.'FourFourTwo Featuring a new foreword by the author, Feet of the Chameleon has been newly released in digital format to coincide with 29th African Cup of Nations in January 2013.A comprehensive study of African football, Ian Hawkey traces the development of the world's favourite sport through the tangled history and complex social and political life of this fascinating continent. Drawing on a range of sources, including interviews conducted with individuals involved in all levels of the African game, his own extensive experience and years of research, Ian Hawkey, international football correspondent for the Sunday Times, has crafted a unique and remarkable book to satisfy the surge of interest in African football. Engagingly written and comprehensively researched, drawing on a range of accounts from those at grass-roots level through to the very top tiers of African football, Feet of the Chameleon is a compelling mixture of analysis and insight that delves deep into the history of the game in a continent fragmented by history, language and politics. Ian Hawkey is a meticulous and knowledgeable guide to this complex subject, and he has produced a timely and entertaining study of African football's colourful history, players, supporters and legends.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Feet of the Chameleon is a comprehensive study of African football, tracing the development of the world's favourite sport through the tangled history and complex social and political life of this fascinating continent.
Winner of the Best Football Book at the British Sports Book Awards and shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of The Year 2009
'Written with warmth and understanding, the book for which African football has been crying out.' FourFourTwo
Featuring a new foreword by the author, Feet of the Chameleon has been newly released in digital format to coincide with 29th African Cup of Nations in January 2013. A comprehensive study of African football, Ian Hawkey traces the development of the world's favourite sport through the tangled history and complex social and political life of this fascinating continent. Drawing on a range of sources, including interviews conducted with individuals involved in all levels of the African game, his own extensive experience and years of research, Ian Hawkey, international football correspondent for the Sunday Times, has crafted a unique and remarkable book to satisfy the surge of interest in African football.
Engagingly written and comprehensively researched, drawing on a range of accounts from those at grass-roots level through to the very top tiers of African football, Feet of the Chameleon is a compelling mixture of analysis and insight that delves deep into the history of the game in a continent fragmented by history, language and politics. Ian Hawkey is a meticulous and knowledgeable guide to this complex subject, and he has produced a timely and entertaining study of African football's colourful history, players, supporters and legends.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Tracing the development of football in Africa, 'Feet of the Chameleon' finds out what makes African football unique as well as examining how the game fits into the social and political life of the continent. Winner of the Best Football Book at the British Sports Book Awards and shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of The Year 2009 'Written with warmth and understanding, the book for which African football has been crying out.'FourFourTwo Featuring a new foreword by the author, Feet of the Chameleon has been newly released in digital format to coincide with 29th African Cup of Nations in January 2013.A comprehensive study of African football, Ian Hawkey traces the development of the world's favourite sport through the tangled history and complex social and political life of this fascinating continent. Drawing on a range of sources, including interviews conducted with individuals involved in all levels of the African game, his own extensive experience and years of research, Ian Hawkey, international football correspondent for the Sunday Times, has crafted a unique and remarkable book to satisfy the surge of interest in African football. Engagingly written and comprehensively researched, drawing on a range of accounts from those at grass-roots level through to the very top tiers of African football, Feet of the Chameleon is a compelling mixture of analysis and insight that delves deep into the history of the game in a continent fragmented by history, language and politics. Ian Hawkey is a meticulous and knowledgeable guide to this complex subject, and he has produced a timely and entertaining study of African football's colourful history, players, supporters and legends.
Best football book, British Sports Book Awards 2010
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Prologue (p. 1)
- 1 Big Game Hunting (p. 6)
- 2 The White Witchdoctor (p. 31)
- 3 Feet of the Chameleon (p. 55)
- 4 Leopards Skinned (p. 71)
- 5 Desert Foxes (p. 100)
- 6 Caravan from the Sahara (p. 123)
- 7 The Tortoise and the Hippo (p. 143)
- 8 Burial of the Springbok (p. 174)
- 9 The Buffalo and the Phoenix (p. 203)
- 10 The Swoop of Eagles (p. 228)
- 11 Whispering at Pigeons (p. 240)
- 12 The Lion bites the Cockerel (p. 265)
- 13 Sphinxes and Vipers (p. 280)
- 14 Epilogue (p. 294)
- Bibliography (p. 298)
- African Cup of Nations Finals 1957-2010 (p. 301)
- African Teams at World Cups, 1934-2006 (p. 302)
- Africa's Olympic Football Medals (p. 303)
- African Champions Cup Finals 1964-2009 (p. 303)
- African Footballer of the Year (p. 304)
- Acknowledgements (p. 306)
- Index (p. 309)
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