The Game of Our Lives: The English Premier League and the Making of Modern Britain

by David Goldblatt

Book Overview

The Game of Our Lives is a masterly portrait of soccer and contemporary Britain. Soccer in the United Kingdom has evolved from a jaded, working-class tradition to a sport at the heart of popular culture, from an economic mess to a booming entertainment industry that has conquered the world. The changes in the game, David Goldblatt shows, uncannily mirror the evolution of British society.

In the 1980s, soccer was described as a slum...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1568585160
• ISBN13: 9781568585161
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Bold Type Books
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.9"