“The books by Horowitz and Rothaus illuminate what is at stake in these disputes by revealing how deeply football and local political power remain intertwined.”
New at PB: A review of two new books on the history of football in Argentina.
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In early 20th century Buenos Aires, football clubs emerged as institutions of sociability and mutual aid, but also of anarchist resistance, immigrant solidarity, and antifascist organizing.
