Jonathan Wilson: The Power and the Glory, Gebunden
The Power and the Glory
- The History of the World Cup
- Publisher:
- PublicAffairs, 10/2025
- Binding:
- Gebunden
- Language:
- Englisch
- ISBN-13:
- 9781645030409
- Item number:
- 12184896
- Volume:
- 576 Pages
- Weight:
- 862 g
- Format:
- 241 x 159 mm
- Thickness:
- 36 mm
- Release date:
- 28.10.2025
- Note
-
Caution: Product is not in German language
Other releases of The Power and the Glory |
Price |
|---|---|
| Buch, Kartoniert / Broschiert, Englisch | EUR 17.15* |
| Buch, Kartoniert / Broschiert, Englisch | EUR 17.55* |
| Buch, Gebunden, Englisch | EUR 33.50* |
Blurb
A definitive new history of the world's most watched sporting event---just in time for the 2026 tournament "Wilson is the game's pre-eminent popular historian."---Observer (UK) AnIrish TimesBest Sports Book of the Year
Since 1930, the World Cup has become a truly global obsession. It is the most watched sporting event on the planet, and 211 teams competed to make it into the 2022 tournament. From its inception, it has also been a vehicle for far more than soccer. A tool for self-mythologizing and influence-peddling, The World Cup has played a crucial role in nation-building, and continues to, as countries negotiate their positions in a globalized world.
The Power and the Glory is a comprehensive history of the matches and goals, the tales of scandal and triumph, the haggling and skulduggery of the bidding process, and the political and cultural tides behind every tournament. Jonathan Wilson details not merely what happened but why, based on fresh interviews and meticulous research. The book is as much about the legends of the sport, from Pelé to Messi, as it is about the nations that made them, from Mussolini's Italy to partitioned Germany to controversy-ridden Qatar.
Brimming with politics, heart, and drama, on and off the pitch, The Power and the Glory is the definitive story of the greatest cultural event of our time.
Biography
Jonathan Wilson ist einer der erfolgreichsten britischen Sportbuchautoren. Als Fußballkorrespondent hat Wilson bereits für diverse englische Zeitungen wie die "Financial Times" oder den "Guardian" gearbeitet, außerdem ist er Herausgeber des angesehenen Fußballmagazins "The Blizzard".
