Le football, un nouveau territoire de l' historien

Soccer new territory for the historian Alfred Wahl Although soccer represents social and cultural fact of substantial importance French historic research has long neglected it French historians lag far behind foreign particularly British historians as well as sociologists and anthropologists While ta king stock of the present situation the author shows the emergence of soccer as historical object Emphasizing the many fa cets of that history he pleads for its growth and autonomySoccer : a new territory for the historian, Alfred Wahl. Although soccer represents a social and cultural fact of substantial importance, French historic research has long neglected it. French historians lag far behind foreign, particularly British historians, as well as sociologists and anthropologists. While taking stock of the present situation, the author shows the emergence of soccer as a historical object. Emphasizing the many facets of that history, he pleads for its growth and autonomy.Wahl Alfred. Le football, un nouveau territoire de l' historien. In: Vingtième Siècle, revue d'histoire, n°26, avril-juin 1990. Le football, sport du siècle. pp. 127-132