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South Africa and the Global Game

South Africa and the Global Game :Football, Apartheid and Beyond

Format : Hardback
Publisher : Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN : 9780415469319
Publication Year : 2010
Language : English

Presents an analysis of how and why South Africa underwent a remarkable transformation from a pariah in world sport to the first African host of a World Cup in 2010. This title examines the importance of football in South African society, revealing how the black oppression transformed a colonial game into a force of cultural and social liberation.