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Table of Contents

  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Chapter One. The Stadium in Theory and Practice
  • Chapter Two. Rio de Janeiro: Spiritual Home of World Football
  • Chapter Three. Stadiums and Society in Twenty-first Century Rio de Janeiro
  • Chapter Four. Buenos Aires: Estadiolandia
  • Chapter Five. Class and Conflict in the Stadiums of Buenos Aires
  • Chapter Six. Comparative Cultural Urbanism
  • Appendix 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, Argentina
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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In this tale of two cities, a geography scholar and soccer aficionado delivers a tour of the sport's hallowed grounds.

About the Author

Christopher Thomas Gaffney is an independent scholar based in Durham, North Carolina. Also a journalist and local radio commentator, he has played soccer on four continents, winning the 1997 Taiwanese Footballer of the Year Award.

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"A fascinating account of how the world's most popular sport has left an indelible mark in two world cities." oJoseph L. Scarpaci, Professor of Geography, Virginia Tech

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