{"product_id":"that-futebol-feeling-sport-and-play-in-brazils-heartland-9781439926055","title":"That Futebol Feeling: Sport and Play in Brazil's Heartland","description":"\u003ci\u003eFutebol\u003c\/i\u003e, or soccer for Americans, is the planet's spectator sport of choice. In the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, nestled in the country's southeastern heartland, \u003ci\u003efutebol\u003c\/i\u003e generates powerful, lifelong emotions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThat Futebol Feeling\u003c\/i\u003e captures the region's enthrallment with \"the beautiful game,\" and shows us how and why play is central to the human condition. David Faflik profiles members of the most celebrated local team, Clube Atlético Mineiro (CAM), as well as its passionate, never-say-die fans, to show how \u003ci\u003efutebol\u003c\/i\u003e and fandom shape their everyday lives and perspectives. He discovers bonds of work and play, as well as pride, identity, and community. Additionally, Faflik's analysis of Brazil's \u003ci\u003efutebol\u003c\/i\u003e culture reflects sports fandom worldwide. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e CAM stands as a symbol for a way of life in Minas Gerais, the birthplace of Pelé. Faflik interrogates what playing the game means to those who dedicate their lives to the sport. He writes, \"The feelings that football inspires are the best of me.\" \u003ci\u003eThat Futebol Feeling\u003c\/i\u003e shares that special feeling with the rest of us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11245150\"\u003eDavid Faflik\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Temple University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/07\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.44d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439926055\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1439926050\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SPO\"\u003eSports \u0026amp; Recreation\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SPO040000\"\u003eSoccer\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC008050\"\u003eCultural \u0026amp; Ethnic Studies | Caribbean \u0026amp; Latin American Studi\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SPO\"\u003eSports \u0026amp; Recreation\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SPO066000\"\u003eCultural \u0026amp; Social Aspects\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Faflik\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English at the University of Rhode Island. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eBoarding Out: Inhabiting the American Urban Literary Imagination, 1840-1860\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eMelville and the Question of Meaning; Urban Formalism: The Work of City Reading\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eTranscendental Heresies: Harvard and the Modern American Practice of Unbelief\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Literary Gift in Early America\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Temple University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48459073224941,"sku":"9781439926055","price":33.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_e717d9da-ecfa-493a-b28d-daadf9bd51a4.jpg?v=1753627585","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/that-futebol-feeling-sport-and-play-in-brazils-heartland-9781439926055","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}