Ajax, The Dutch, The War - Football in Europe During the Second World War

Zusatztext Kuper is an original! sophisticated and adventurous writer. The story he has to tell... is fascinating and pressing Informationen zum Autor Simon Kuper's first book, FOOTBALL AGAINST THE ENEMY, won the WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR in 1994, and went on to become an international bestseller. Born in Uganda in 1969, he spent most of his childhood in Holland. He is a sports columnist for the FINANCIAL TIMES. Klappentext 'Football history at its best' SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY 'Hugely moving... a very good book indeed' FOUR FOUR TWO 'Kuper is an original, sophisticated and adventurous writer. The story he has to tell... is fascinating and pressing' SUNDAY TIMES In FOOTBALL AGAINST THE ENEMY Simon Kuper crossed the globe in search of the links between football, politics and culture. In AJAX, THE DUTCH, THE WAR he skilfully pieces together an alternative account of World War II. He looks at the lives of the footballers who played for the Dutch club, the officials and the ordinary fans during this tumultuous period and challenges the accepted notion of the War in occupied Europe. With almost 80 per cent of Amsterdam's Jewish Corner wiped out during the war, the long-held belief that, by and large, half the Dutch population had some kind of link to the Resistance has, of late, come into question. Kuper explores this issue and looks deeper into the role of football across Europe in the years both preceding and following the War. The result is a compelling and controversial account of the War, seen through the lens of football. Vorwort The Holocaust, Dutch football and World War II - from the bestselling author of the award-winning FOOTBALL AGAINST THE ENEMY. Updated with a new afterword. 'Passionate and moving' GUARDIAN Zusammenfassung The Holocaust, Dutch football and World War II - from the bestselling author of the award-winning FOOTBALL AGAINST THE ENEMY. Updated with a new afterword. 'Passionate and moving' GUARDIAN...

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Simon Kuper
• Verlag: Orion
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 21.07.2011
• EAN: 9781409136477
• ISBN: 978-1-4091-3647-7
• Seiten: 288
• Abmessung: 128 mm x 196 mm x 24 mm
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Allgemeines, Lexika; SPORTS & RECREATION / Soccer, HISTORY / Military / World War II, HISTORY / Holocaust, SPORTS & RECREATION / Sports Psychology, HISTORY / Jewish, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, Netherlands, Sports teams & clubs, Jewish Studies, Second World War, The Holocaust, Dutch, Sports & outdoor recreation, Sport: general, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Sports teams and clubs, c 1940 to c 1949, Sports governing bodies, Relating to Jewish people and groups, SPORTS & RECREATION / Cultural & Social Aspects