The Soccer Tribe [Import] [Hardcover]

Desmond Morris (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: Jonathan Cape; First Edition edition (1981)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 022401935X
• ISBN-13: 978-0224019354
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.7 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,218,498 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Desmond Morris was born in 1928. Educated at Birmingham and Oxford universities, he became the Curator of Mammals at London Zoo in 1959, a post he held for eight years.

In 1967 he published The Naked Ape which has sold over 10 million copies worldwide and has changed the way we view our own species forever.

An accomplished artist, TV presenter, film maker and writer, Desmond Morris's books have been published in over thirty-six countries.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for understanding the soc. phenomenon of soccer., October 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Soccer Tribe (Hardcover)

Being a zoologist an ethologist and an englishman situates Dr Morris in a perfect position to explain why is soccer so popular and why it constitutes the principal chatting topic around the world.They should print it again. Its hard to find soccer books with this kind of approach to the subject..

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars fantastic - a great pity that out of print, July 11, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Soccer Tribe (Hardcover)

This is the best book I have read about soccer. I am amazed that it is out of print. Author should update it without delay. With soccer being the world game, also emerging dramatically in USA and Australia sales of the book would skyrocket, especially if it is updated.Great pictures, great story.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Soccer from the inside by an outsider, February 23, 2000

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E.J.H.T. van Cann (Roermond, The Netherlands) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Soccer Tribe (Hardcover)

By viewing soccer as a complete outsider Desmond Morris succeeds in a brilliant way in getting a total picture that's very valuable even for the professional. An amazing book, very funny too. I really can't understand it isn't available anymore. I read it in dutch and I would like to read it in the original English language.