Cleveland, Todd
Following the Ball
- ISBN 13:
- 9780896803145
- author:
- Cleveland, Todd
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Ohio University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2017
- Pages:
- 280
- Dimensions:
- 21.34 x 13.97 x 1.78 centimetres
- Genre:
- Sports & Recreation, Basketball, Sports & Recreation,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Following the Ball: A History of African Footballers in Portugal's Colonial Empire This book tells the story of African football players who migrated to Portugal from 1949 to 1975, during the country's colonial era. Todd Cleveland explores how these players used their sport as a means of navigating the complexities of empire and identity. Through interviews with the players themselves, Cleveland reveals the ways in which they assumed roles as social and cultural intermediaries, challenging reductive histories that have depicted footballers as mere colonial pawns. The book follows the lives of these players from informal soccer spaces in Africa to the manicured pitches of Europe, shedding light on their off-the-field challenges and successes. By examining the experiences of African footballers across multiple continents, Cleveland unearths structural and experiential consistencies and contrasts, illuminating the components and processes of empire.
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