Christopher Thomas Gaffney Gaffney Christopher Thomas (24 results)

Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Fine. Near Fine. Hardcover, [xxii], 259 pages. Fine condition in a Near Fine dust jacket. First edition, inscribed and signed by author on the front fly. Size 9.25"x6.25". "Using the football stadium as an illuminating cultural lens, Temples of the Earthbound Gods examines many aspects of urban culture that play out within these monumental architectural forms, including spirituality, violence, rigid social norms, anarchy, and also expressions of sexuality and gender. Tracing the history of the game in Brazil and Argentina through colonial influences as well as indigenous ball courts in Mayan, Aztec, Zapotec, Mixtec, and Olmec societies, Christopher Gaffney's study spans both ancient and contemporary worlds, linking the development of stadiums to urbanization and the consolidation of nation building in two of Latin America's most intriguing megacities." Includes b&w photo illustrations, appendices, notes, bibliography, and index. Book is clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has light shelfwear. Signed by Author.…

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Condition: New. Temples of the Earthbound Gods: Stadiums in the Cultural Landscapes of Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires (Paperback or Softback).

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2008. Architecture, South America. University if Texas Press. Very good - near fine blue cloth and dust jacket, still in original shrink wrap. 285p.u.

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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st edition. xxii, 259 p. ill. 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [234]-248) and index. ; First Edition, 2008.

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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 259 pages. 8.75x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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An illustrated examination of the cultural history and significance of soccer stadia in the great South American centres of the sport. 8vo. 259pp. Paperback. Very good condition.

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - In Rio de Janeiro, the spiritual home of world football, and Buenos Aires, where a popular soccer club president was recently elected mayor, the game is an integral part of national identity. Using the football stadium as an illuminating cultural lens, Temples of the Earthbound Gods examines many aspects of urban culture that play out within these monumental architectural forms, including spirituality, violence, rigid social norms, anarchy, and also expressions of sexuality and gender. Tracing the history of the game in Brazil and Argentina through colonial influences as well as indigenous ball courts in Mayan, Aztec, Zapotec, Mixtec, and Olmec societies, Christopher Gaffney's study spans both ancient and contemporary worlds, linking the development of stadiums to urbanization and the consolidation of nation building in two of Latin America's most intriguing megacities.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Temples of the Earthbound Gods | Stadiums in the Cultural Landscapes of Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires | Christopher Thomas Gaffney | Taschenbuch | Einband - flex.(Paperback) | Englisch | 2008 | University of Texas Press | EAN 9780292721654 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.…