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Temples of the earthbound gods : stadiums in the cultural landscapes of Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires
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Temples of the earthbound gods : stadiums in the cultural landscapes of Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires

Author: Christopher Thomas Gaffney
Publisher: Austin, Tex. : University of Texas Press ; Chesham : Combined Academic [distributor], 2009.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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In Rio de Janeiro, the spiritual home of world football, and Buenos Aires, the game is an integral part of national identity. Using the football stadium as an illuminating cultural lens, this work  Read more...

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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Christopher Thomas Gaffney
ISBN: 9780292718807 0292718802
OCLC Number: 271772058
Description: p. cm.
Contents: Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; AbbreviationsOne. The Stadium in Theory and Practice; Two. Rio de Janeiro: Spiritual Home of World Football; Three. Stadiums and Society in Twenty-first Century Rio de Janeiro; Four. Buenos Aires: Estadiolandia; Five. Class and Conflict in the Stadiums of Buenos Aires; Six. Comparative Cultural UrbanismAppendix A. Stadiums in Rio de Janeiro, 2008; Appendix B. Clubs and Stadiums in Buenos Aires, 2007; Appendix C. Time Line, Brazil; Appendix D. Time Line, ArgentinaNotes; Bibliography; Index
Responsibility: Christopher Thomas Gaffney.

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