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How Soccer Explains the World : An Unlikely Theory of Globalization Paperback - 2010
by Franklin Foer
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This wide-ranging work of reportage is a unique and brilliantly illuminating look at the world's most popular sport as a new metaphor for the pressing issues of our age, from the clash of civilizations to the global economy.
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- Title How Soccer Explains the World : An Unlikely Theory of Globalization
- Author Franklin Foer
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 288
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers, New York Etc
- Date 2010
- Features Index
- Bookseller's Inventory # G0061978051I3N00
- ISBN 9780061978050 / 0061978051
- Weight 0.5 lbs (0.23 kg)
- Dimensions 8 x 5 x 0.76 in (20.32 x 12.70 x 1.93 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Soccer - Social aspects, Sports and globalization
- Dewey Decimal Code 796.334
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From the rear cover
Soccer is much more than a game, or even a way of life. It's a perfect window into the crosscurrents of today's world, with all its joys and sorrows. In this remarkably insightful, wide-ranging work of reportage, Franklin Foer takes us on a surprising tour through the world of soccer, shining a spotlight on the clash of civilizations, the international economy, and just about everything in between. How Soccer Explains the World is an utterly original book that makes sense of our troubled times.