... That causes one of the most intense rivalries, and the book contains details of Barca’s struggle through the tough years.
The book is written with a lot of research. Jimmy Burns has done a huge amount of work into the book and has taken the time to interview several of the key people ... Read review
Founded in 1898, FC Barcelona or Barca, is the world's biggest and best-loved football ... more
club. Barca has more than 500 local fan clubs spread across the world, while its championship matches attract a global TV audience. This title presents the story of FC Barcelona.
From the English businessmen who founded the club, through Cruyff, Maradona, Lineker, ... more
Venables, Robson and Ronaldo, FC Barcelona, European football giant and quintessential embodiment of Catalonian pride, has been built on the efforts of foreign mercenaries. In interview and analysis, Jimmy Burns uses the experiences of these outsiders as his own passport to the heart of the Camp Nou, returning with a hugely enjoyable history of the team and it's fanatically nationalistic support. Unique amongst the world's biggest clubs, Barcelona has stayed true to it's origins as a quasi-democratic institution. It is effectively a private members club, made up of the 120,000 supporters whose subscriptions bankroll the team, but a sense of ownership extends across Catalonia itself. At the heart of the book is the struggle for this unique identity to survive the commercial colonisation of the sport. Burns is a sensitive and intelligent interpreter of what is becoming, for better and worse, a forgotten language of regional tribalism in football. It may not be many years before his study of this enigmatic club is regarded as a definitive memorial to the last great love affair of what was once a people's passion. --Alex Hankin
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From the English businessmen who founded the club, through Cruyff, Maradona, Lineker, ... more
Venables, Robson and Ronaldo, FC Barcelona, European football giant and quintessential embodiment of Catalonian pride, has been built on the efforts of foreign mercenaries.In interview and analysis, Jimmy Burns uses the experiences of these outsiders as his own passport to the heart of the Camp Nou, returning with a hugely enjoyable history of the team and it's fanatically nationalistic support.Unique among the world's biggest clubs, Barcelona has stayed true to its origins as a quasi-democratic institution. It is effectively a private members club, made up of the 120,000 supporters whose subscriptions bankroll the team, but a sense of ownership extends across Catalonia itself.At the heart of the book is the struggle for this unique identity to survive the commercial colonisation of the sport.Burns is a sensitive and intelligent interpreter of what is becoming, for better and worse, a forgotten language of regional tribalism in football. It may not be many years before his study of this enigmatic club is regarded as a definitive memorial to the last great love affair of what was once a people's passion. --Alex Hankin
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Advantages: Excellent read politically and for football. Great account of the Catalan nation and very interesting Disadvantages: None
...player and a manager for Barca and also has his say. His move away from the club has its sour moments and a poor way for such a talented man to leave. The British contingent of Bobby Robson, Terry Venables and Garry Lineker all have words as well. It is actually written as a chronological history of the club running from to present day. Factual and informative with all you would want to know, not just about the club but the clashes between Catalan ... ...hugely passionate account for both Barca and Catalans.
Jimmy Burns is the author of the book. He has written a biography of Diego Maradona as a football book as this one as well as other titles. He was born in Madrid, strange to come across and write such a good book about rivals Barcelona. He says in the books that although he grew up in the capital he has no feelings for Madrid and was won over by Barca. Burns is trained as a journalist ... more
The Barcelona Real Madrid derby games in the Spanish football league could be considered to be one of the most passionate and most colourful games in the football world. So good a story is the history of the Catalan giants Barcelona that Jimmy Burns decided to write a book about it.
Simply called ‘A Peoples Passion’ that is what Barcelona is. It is more than a football club, they represent a whole nation, the nation of Catalonia. So much so they have refused to give into commercialism and disfigure their shirts with a sponsors message. The club is for the people with a huge and influential fan base that elects the president and public opinion holds large sway. The title of the book sums the club up nicely and it covers the whole history of Barcelona FC through its formation, civil war, the Franco years, right up to the present day.
The story began in 1899 with the official formation of Barcelona Football Club as a mixed bag typical of how football clubs are formed. Started by a mixture of Englishmen and an important Swiss Joan Gamper and introduced to the locals. Barcelona have one of the best records of clubs in Europe and between them and Real Madrid are one of the top two in Spain. Real Madrid have long been associated with the ruling power, the Real means Royal and they were the team of Franco. After the civil war the Catalan language was banned by Franco’s government as well as other prejudice. That causes one of the most intense rivalries, and the book contains details of Barca’s struggle through the tough years.
The book is written with a lot of research. Jimmy Burns has done a huge amount of work into the book and has taken the time to interview several of the key people in Barcelona’s history. The current president Josep Nunez is a big figure in the history, being in charge at the top for several decades and being a larger than life figure, not afraid to be controversial. Johan Cruff has played a huge part as a player and a manager for Barca and also has his say. His move away from the club has its sour moments and a poor way for such a talented man to leave. The British contingent of Bobby Robson, Terry Venables and Garry Lineker all have words as well. It is actually written as a chronological history of the club running from to present day. Factual and informative with all you would want to know, not just about the club but the clashes between Catalan and the other regions. Burns puts across a fair and honest history of the club, but gives a hugely passionate account for both Barca and Catalans.
Jimmy Burns is the author of the book. He has written a biography of Diego Maradona as a football book as this one as well as other titles. He was born in Madrid, strange to come across and write such a good book about rivals Barcelona. He says in the books that although he grew up in the capital he has no feelings for Madrid and was won over by Barca. Burns is trained as a journalist working for big newspapers and the BBC. A Peoples Passion is out in paperback priced £7.99. ISBN 0-7475-4554-5.
Overall an excellently written and superbly interesting book that is not only on football but the whole conflict and politics between the Catalan nation and Spain. Great book and worth getting.
I can truthfully say that this is one of the best books I have ever read, not just sports book. In the book Burns deals with the club that is FC Barcelona. That's right- he dowsn't deal witht eh team that is BArcelona but the club.
THe book is a captivating history of the club on and off the field from the formation of the institution. Burns, being Spanish is able to get to the heart of the issue unlike a foreign author.
He talks of the performances ... ...situation, detailing the involvement in the Civil war and the hardship that the team suffered under Franco.
When you are reading the books the words leap off the page at you and I finished the whole things in two days it was that good. As the ads always say- if you are going to read one sports book this year- let it be this one ...
Maribor 01.09.2000
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