Polo (Hardcover)

by Rizzoli (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 207 pages
• Publisher: Rizzoli (March 15, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0847857786
• ISBN-13: 978-0847857784
• Product Dimensions: 12.2 x 10 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,148,647 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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27 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Polo without Pakistan is like Cricket without England, February 11, 2000

By	Rai Muhammad Saleh Azam (Lahore, Pakistan.) - See all my reviews

The author of this book was more interested in glamourizing the sport rather than presenting a factual and historical narrative. This is the major problem with polo. This book claims to be a comprehensive book on polo yet there was no mention of the fact that polo originated from the Buzkashi sport which is played in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Polo itself originated from the northern areas of Pakistan. In fact, the word 'polo' means 'ball' in Balti which is the language of the Baltistan region in north Pakistan. I wouldn't be surprized if the author doesn't even know this. The oldest surviving polo clubs in the world are that of Chitral and Gilgit (both in Pakistan ) who to this very day play annually at the magnificient Shandur Polo Ground at the Shandur Pass in Pakistan's Hindu Kush mountains - the highest polo ground in the world. Had these facts been incorporated in the text of the book, I would have had more respect for it. Yet it joins the ranks of tens of recent books on polo, such as 'Polo' by Penina Meisels and Michael Cronan which have only sought to present the glamourous "Palm Beach and Ralph Lauren" side of this dangerous and spectacular game, without going into its real essence, spirit and history. The difference between Pakistan and Palm Beach is that in the former, we play the game for passion not for glamour. The land of Pakistan - a country which invented the game and sustains it - deserves a mention in any book on polo.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Stuff, October 20, 2000

By A Customer

One of the best polo coffee table books around. I received this a few years ago as a wedding gift from my friend Matias in Argentina. The pictures are beautiful and as an enthusiast, this is certainly one book to have. The author's untimely death makes this book a collection not to be given a miss.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best picture book on polo in years., November 28, 1998

By A Customer

Received the book for Christmas last year. In light of the recent death of Susan the book has more special meaning. The photos are top notch and every player and polo fan should have a copy.