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Blood on the Crossbar (The Dictatorship's World Cup)
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Product Details
Author:
Rhys Richards
Format:
Hardcover
Pages:
304
Publisher:
Pitch Publishing Ltd (September 19, 2022)
Language:
English
ISBN-13:
9781801501743
ISBN-10:
1801501742
Dimensions:
6" x 9" x 1.1"
File:
Eloquence-IPG_03192026_P9854863_onix30_Complete-20260319.xml
Folder:
Eloquence
List Price:
$29.99
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Publisher Identifier:
P-IPG
Discount Code:
C
Weight:
15.84oz
Audience:
General/trade
Pub Discount:
60
Imprint:
Pitch Publishing Ltd
Overview
Blood on the Crossbar: The Dictatorship's World Cup is the story of the most controversial football World Cup of all time. When Argentina both hosted and won the World Cup in 1978, just two years after the coup d'etat that ousted Isabel Peró n, it was against the backdrop of a brutal military dictatorship in the country. Under the leadership of General Jorge Videla, up to 30,000 citizens, categorised as subversives, 'disappeared'. Dogged by allegations of bribery, coercion and an historic failed drugs test, this is the story of Argentina's maiden World Cup triumph and the controversy that simmered behind it. This isn't exclusively a tale of footballers and generals, and the risks they took to succeed. It's a story of the people: Argentinean exiles, Parisian students, brave journalists, the marching mothers of Plaza de Mayo and their missing children - and Dutch stand-up comedians who led international boycotts from thousands of miles away.
