{"product_id":"africa-united-9780061984952","title":"Africa United","description":"\u003cem\u003eAfrica United\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of modern day Africa told through its soccer. Travelling across thirteen countries, from Cairo to the Cape, Steve Bloomfield, the former Africa Correspondent for \u003cem\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/em\u003e, meets players and fans, politicians and rebel leaders, discovering the role that soccer has played in shaping the continent. This wide-ranging and incisive book investigates Africa's love of soccer, its increasing global influence, the build-up to the 2010 World Cup itself and the social and political backdrop to the greatest show on earth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBloomfield, Steve:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eSteve Bloomfield has been based in Nairobi since 2006, reporting from twenty-five countries across Africa. A former Africa correspondent for \u003cem\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/em\u003e, he now writes for a range of publications including \u003cem\u003eMonocle\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/em\u003e, and has also written for \u003cem\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGQ\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eEsquire\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50317919060242,"sku":"9780061984952","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_69fd4085-0542-4236-9ace-cae1160a46a3.jpg?v=1727542805","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/africa-united-9780061984952","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}