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What we think about when we think about soccer
- Title
- What we think about when we think about soccer / Simon Critchley.
- Author
- Critchley, Simon, 1960-
- Publication
- New York, NY : Penguin Books, [2017].
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Book/Text | Use in library | JFD 18-471 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- xix, 204 pages : illustrations; 21 cm
- Summary
- "You play soccer. You watch soccer. You live soccer You breathe soccer. But do you think about soccer? Soccer is the world's most popular sport, inspiring the absolute devotion of countless fans around the globe. But what is it about soccer that makes it so compelling to watch, discuss, and think about? Is it what it says about class, race, or gender? Is it our national, regional, or tribal identities? Simon Critchley thinks it's all of these and more. In his new book, he explains what soccer can tell us about each, and how each informs the way we interpret the game, all while building a new system of aesthetics, or even poetics, that we can use to watch the beautiful game. Critchley has made a career out of bringing philosphy to the people through popular subjects, and in What We Think About When We Think About Soccer he uses his considerable philosophical acumen to examine the sport that has captured the hearts and minds of millions"--
- "Soccer is the world's most popular sport, inspiring the absolute devotion of countless fans around the globe. But what is it about soccer that makes it so compelling to watch, discuss, and think about? Is it what it says about class, race, or gender? Is it our national, regional, or tribal identities? Simon Critchley thinks it's all of these and more. In his new book, he explains what soccer can tell us about each, and how each informs the way we interpret the game, all while building a new system of aesthetics, or even poetics, that we can use to watch the beautiful game. Critchley has made a career out of bringing philosophy to the people through popular subjects, and in What We Think About When We Think About Soccer he uses his considerable philosophical acumen to examine the sport that has captured the hearts and minds of millions"--
- Subjects
- Note
- Published simultaneously in Great Britain under title: What we think about when we think about football.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Call Number
- JFD 18-471
- ISBN
- 9780143132677
- 0143132679
- LCCN
- 2017043102
- OCLC
- 986236690
- Author
- Critchley, Simon, 1960- author.
- Title
- What we think about when we think about soccer / Simon Critchley.
- Publisher
- New York, NY : Penguin Books, [2017].
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFD 18-471