Following the Ball: The Migration of African Soccer Players Across the Portuguese Colonial Empire, 1949-1975 9780896804999

The Portuguese Empire and Africa: The History and Legacy of Portugal’s Exploration and Colonization of the West African Coast

*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *In

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The Science of Soccer: A Bouncing Ball and a Banana Kick [1 ed.] 9780826354655, 9780826354648

Soccer is the most popular sport in the world. It is also an endless scientific panorama. Every movement by the players

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Indian Migration and Empire: A Colonial Genealogy of the Modern State 9780822372110

Radhika Mongia outlines the colonial genealogy of the modern nation-state by tracing how the British Empire monopolized

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Creole Societies in the Portuguese Colonial Empire [1 ed.] 9781443884631, 9781443880275

In 2004, a conference was held at King’s College London to commemorate the centenary of the birth of Charles Boxer. The

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The United Empire Loyalists. A Chronicle of the Great Migration

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Media Across the African Diaspora 0367588544, 9780367588540

This volume gathers scholarship from varying disciplinary perspectives to explore media owned or created by members of t

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Pilates on the Ball: Pilates Exercises on the Swiss Ball

Pilates on the Ball 1 is the first level of Pilates Exercises on a Swiss Ball. Great photos and 23 exercises that will c

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The Japanese Colonial Empire, 1895-1945 9780691102221

These essays, by thirteen specialists from Japan and the United States, provide a comprehensive view of the Japanese emp

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Soccer Empire: The World Cup and the Future of France 9780520945746

When France both hosted and won the World Cup in 1998, the face of its star player, Zinedine Zidane, the son of Algerian

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Tropics of Vienna: Colonial Utopias of the Habsburg Empire 9781785331336

The Austrian Empire was not a colonial power in the sense that fellow actors like 19th-century England and France were.

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