Football and Literature in South America

In: Routledge Research in Sports History

Abstract

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Football and Literature in South America: Issues and Origins -- 2 Taking the Field (First Half): Early Writings in Spanish -- 3 Taking the Field (Second Half): Early Writings in Brazil -- 4 Writing the National Game: Beauty in Brazil -- 5 Playing Dirty (First Half): Football, Politics and Writing in Chile -- 6 Playing Dirty (Second Half): Writing, Football and Dictatorship in the River Plate -- 7 Argentina Beyond El Proceso: Narratives of National Reconstruction -- 8 Narratives of Nation-building in Ecuador and Peru -- 9 Offside? Women Writers Creating Space -- 10 Conclusions: 100 Years of Golitude -- Index