- Hardcover: 320 pages
- Publisher: Jonathan Cape; 1st edition (1981)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 022401935X
- ISBN-13: 978-0224019354
- ASIN: B005GCQP8I
- Product Dimensions: 29.2 x 22.4 x 3.2 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,467,378 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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There are hundreds of soccer books, but never before one which can actually change the way you see the game. Followers of Desmond Morris will enjoy his description of soccer as a modern counterpart of the primeval hunting pattern, and anyone who knows little of the game will soon want to find out more. In short, the book is a colourful, lively and unbiased presentation of the soccer lifestyle and an explanation of the increasingly important role the sport has to play in modern society.
Lavishly illustrated with more than 580 photographs, nearly 500 of them in colour, and many charts and diagrams, the book is divided into forty-four short chapters, each taking one vital aspect of the life of the Soccer Tribesmen. Here are the Tribal Rituals (the taboos and punishments, the goals and strategies); the Tribal Heroes (their skills and superstitions, their triumphs and defeats); the Tribal Trappings ( the balls, the costumes, the banners and badges, the trophies and medals); the Tribal Elders (the director and referees, the managers and trainers); the Tribal Followers (old and young, celebrities and fans); and the Tribal Tongue (the chants and slogans, the cheers and curses).
No one who opens this book can fail to recognise that the phenomenon of football is even more remarkable than we think.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Perfect for understanding the soc. phenomenon of soccer.
23 Oct 1999
Format:Hardcover
Being a zoologist an ethologist and an englishman situates Dr Morris in a perfect position to explain why is soccer so popular and why it constitutes the principal chatting topic around the world.They should print it again. Its hard to find soccer books with this kind of approach to the subject..
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
fantastic - a great pity that out of print
11 July 1999
Format:Hardcover
This is the best book I have read about soccer. I am amazed that it is out of print. Author should update it without delay. With soccer being the world game, also emerging dramatically in USA and Australia sales of the book would skyrocket, especially if it is updated.Great pictures, great story.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Soccer from the inside by an outsider
23 Feb 2000
Format:Hardcover
By viewing soccer as a complete outsider Desmond Morris succeeds in a brilliant way in getting a total picture that's very valuable even for the professional. An amazing book, very funny too. I really can't understand it isn't available anymore. I read it in dutch and I would like to read it in the original English language.
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