A Game of Polo with a Headless Goat: In Search of the Ancient Sports of Asia

Levine, Emma

ISBN 10: 0233994165 / ISBN 13: 9780233994161

Published by Andre Deutsch, London, 2000

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Game of Polo with a Headless Goat: In Search of the Ancient Sports of Asia
• Publisher: Andre Deutsch, London
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0233994165
• ISBN 13: 9780233994161
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First
• Condition: Acceptable
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good

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Synopsis

During a seven-year journey around India, Emma Levine heard about the wonderful game of buzkashi, a kind of anarchic rugby on horseback where teams of men wrestle and race to grab a headless goat and propel it towards goal. This sparked a desire to explore Asia's unique traditional sports. A Game of Polo with a Headless Goat is Emma Levine's absorbing account of her epic adventure, which took her from camel wrestling in Turkey through bull racing in India and traditional gymnastics in Iran. Illustrated with stunning photography, this book evocatively portrays sporting ways of life rarely seen in the western world, revealing what it is about sport that makes it so universally inspiring.

About the Author

Born in Bradford in 1969 into a sports-loving family, Emma Levine graduated in graphic design in 1991. Spurning the design world, she immediately left England for a trip around Asia with a camera and a desire for adventure. Emma's first major assignment was to capture the passion for cricket in India. Since completing A Game of Polo With a Headless Goat, Emma has returned to England and now lives in north London....but has just bought a flat in Istanbul.