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Magnum Soccer | 
 enlarge | Author: Simon Kuper
Publisher: Phaidon Press
Category: Book
List Price: $16.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 782901
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 184
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.9 x 0.7
ISBN: 0714845213
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.3340222
EAN: 9780714845210
ASIN: 0714845213
Publication Date: February 1, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Brand New,DOES have small tears (1/2 inch) on Dust Jacket. Also Has Remainder Mark. Ships From San Francisco.
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Product Description
There are few things that unify people across the world better than the game of soccer. More than just kicking a ball about, soccer stirs passions beyond rational thought, affecting the mood of a nation or even the fortunes of a government. Since the 1930s various members of Magnum have photographed the world of soccer, documenting the teams, the supporters and the game, from barefeet on African mud or a Brazilian beach to kicking cans in the backstreets of Newcastle. This collection shows how deep the roots of soccer run and how wide they are spread, how soccer culture crosses every boundary of nationality, race and religion, how it throws up important social issues such as the empowerment of women through soccer in Iran and the bitter religious rivalry between Glasgow's two teams Rangers and Celtic. This portfolio of images combines the beauty of the game itself with the aesthetic quality associated with the photographers of Magnum and provides a celebration of the world game' as well as a fascinating social portrait of the world over a period of more than half a century.
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A Beautiful Homage To the Beautiful Game! November 24, 2002
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
An absolutely beautiful collection of about 200 black and white and color photographs celebrating the global sport known as football. Since its founding by a collective of photojournalists in the '40s Magnum has been one of the world's premier photo agencies, so it's not surprising that their archives have yielded such an array of compelling photos of the beautiful game. Few of the photos are of the high level world or professional ranks, rather they are of regular players and fans in the grimy cities, dusty villages, and muddy pitches of the world. Some are action shots, some are posed, some are impressionistic-but all are a tribute to the simplest of sports. Sure to delight devotees of either football or photography, it's an attractive and inexpensive collection that deserves wide readership.
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