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Bamboo Goalposts : One Man's Quest to Teach the People's Republic of China to Love Football by Rowan Simons (2009, Paperback)

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One man's quest to make the People's Republic of China love football Rowan Simons has lived (and played football) in China for over twenty years and Bamboo Goalposts is his amusing and insightful account of what it's like to live, work and play there. He presents and works with Beijing TV and runs his own media company, but his real passion is getting China to embrace the social and health benefits of amateur football. Which isn't easy in a country where for decades it was illegal for more than ten people to congregate for the purposes of a recreational sporting activity. Rowan built a football pitch and clubhouse and now heads Club Football - http://www.clubfootball.com.cn - whose growing membership has given him genuine hope that by the time the Beijing Olympics begin in 2008 he might be getting somewhere. No other book communicates more clearly, more humourously and more affectionately what contemporary China is like when viewed through Western eyes. Rowan speaks fluent Chinese and his love of the country and its people shines off every page. He has lived there for so long that he understands what it takes to get ahead, but at the same time he is still very much a down-to-earth English football fan who just wants to share his passion for the beautiful game. Bamboo Goalposts is a personal odyssey inspired by the selfless pioneers of amateur football who took the game around the world in centuries past, but somehow missed China.

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Publisher
Pan Macmillan
ISBN-10
0330506722
ISBN-13
9780330506724
eBay Product ID (ePID)
80554268

Product Key Features

Author
Rowan Simons
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2009
Number of Pages
384 Pages

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Weight
9.1 Oz
Height
1in
Width
5in
Length
8in

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Gv944
Publication Date
2009-03-04
Reviews
"Fascinating and Compelling." Fourfourtwo Magazine, "Profound, Wise, and Very Funny." Times, "An Idiosyncratic Voice and a Sharp Eye for the Absurd." Observer
Copyright Date
2009
Dewey Decimal
796.334620951
Dewey Edition
23

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