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The Making of a Global FIFA
Cold War Politics and the Rise of João Havelange to the FIFA Presidency, 1950-1974, RERIS Studies in International Sport Relations 1
ISBN/EAN: 9783110759686
Umbreit-Nr.: 5415457
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: XIII, 243 S., 14 s/w Illustr., 1 farbige Illustr.,
Format in cm:
Einband:
gebundenes Buch
Erschienen am 20.02.2023
Auflage: 1/2023
- Zusatztext
- In 1974, the Brazilian sports official João Havelange was elected FIFAs president in a two-round election, defeating the incumbent Stanley Rous. The story told by Havelange himself describes a private odyssey in which the protagonist crisscrosses two thirds of the world canvassing for votes and challenging the institutional status quo. For many scholars, Havelanges triumph changed FIFAs (International Federation of Football Association) identity, gradually turning it into a global and immensely wealthy institution. Conversely, the election can be analyzed as a historical event. It can be thought of as a political window by means of which the international dynamic of a specific moment in the Cold War can be perceived. In this regard, this book seeks to understand which actors were involved in the election, how the networks were shaped, and which political agents were directly engaged in the campaign.
- Kurztext
- The RERIS Studies in International Sport Relations series publishes books that explore interconnectivity between several actors (people, organizations, and/or states) at the international level. It aims to showcase works (individual or collective) that use sources from a variety of different languages and topics that challenge Euro-American centrism and assumptions about gender in global sport.
- Autorenportrait
- Luiz Guilherme Burlamaqui, Federal Institute of Brasília, Brazil.