Introduction; Chapter 1 Football Diffusion and Colonial Doctrine in Africa; Chapter 2 Football, Indigenous Resistance and African Independence; Chapter 3 FIFA, Eurocentrism and the Distribution of Power in World Football; Chapter 4 Africa, Third World Solidarity and the FIFA Presidency; Chapter 5 Havelange, African Resistance and the Struggle for Global Equity; Chapter 6 UEFA, FIFA and the Scramble for Africa; Chapter 7 Africa and the Campaign for the Summit of World Football; Chapter 8 Theorising Africa's Place in FIFA's Global Order;
Paul Darby
'It is rare for a European to take the time and do the hard work
that is inevitably required to be able to understand African
football in its true perspective. However, Paul Darby's book ... is
one of the rare few that can be said to do the subject justice.' -
Four Four Two'Darby deserves praise for moving beyond simplistic
arguments about cultural imperialism as he brings out the
contradictory historical legacy of Africa's integration into world
soccer.' - Soccer and Society
'It is rare for a European to take the time and do the hard work
that is inevitably required to be able to understand African
football in its true perspective. However, Paul Darby's book ... is
one of the rare few that can be said to do the subject justice.' -
Four Four Two
'This timely, well documented work is recommended for all readers
interested in the study of sport and sport and management and in
African studies.' - Choice
'Darby deserves praise for moving beyond simplistic arguments about
cultural imperialism as he brings out the contradictory historical
legacy of Africa's integration into world soccer.' - Soccer and
Society
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