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More than just a game : soccer vs. apartheid : the most important soccer story ever told / Chuck Korr with Marvin Close.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780312596170 (hc) :
- Physical Description: xiii, 317 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2010.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. Originally published: London : Collins, c2008. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Apartheid > South Africa. Prisoners > South Africa > Social conditions. Prisons > South Africa. Soccer > South Africa. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | 796.3340968 Kor | 31681002117695 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Documents the efforts of 1960s Robben Island political prisoners to play soccer, a punishable activity that led to the formation of a multi-tiered, pro-level league and became an impassioned symbol of resistance against apartheid. - Baker & Taylor
Documents the efforts of Robben Island political prisoners to play soccer, a punishable activity that led to the formation of a multi-tiered, pro-level league and became an impassioned symbol of resistance against apartheid. - McMillan PalgraveTimed perfectly for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, the true story of how political prisoners under apartheid found hope and dignity through soccer In the hell that was Robben Island, inmates united courageously in an act of protest. Beginning in 1964, they requested the right to play soccer during their exercise periods. Denied repeatedly, they risked beatings and food deprivation by repeating their request for three years. Finally granted this right, the prisoners banded together to form a multi-tiered, pro-level league that ran for more than two decades and served as an impassioned symbol of resistance against apartheid. Former Robben Island inmate Nelson Mandela noted in the documentary FIFA: 90 Minutes for Mandela, âSoccer is more than just a gameâ¦. The energy, passion, and dedication this game created made us feel alive and triumphant despite the situation we found ourselves in.â
