How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization

Franklin Foer

ISBN 10: 0060731427 / ISBN 13: 9780060731427

Published by HarpPeren, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization
• Publisher: HarpPeren
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0060731427
• ISBN 13: 9780060731427
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Fair

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Synopsis

“An eccentric, fascinating exposé of a world most of us know nothing about.”
—The New York Times Book Review

"An insightful, entertaining, brainiac sports road trip."
—The Wall Street Journal

"Foer’s skills as a narrator are enviable. His characterizations… are comparable to those in Norman Mailer's journalism."
—The Boston Globe

A groundbreaking work—named one of the five most influential sports books of the decade by Sports Illustrated—How Soccer Explains the World is a unique and brilliantly illuminating look at soccer, the world’s most popular sport, as a lens through which to view the pressing issues of our age, from the clash of civilizations to the global economy.

About the Author

Franklin Foer is the editor of The New Republic. He lives in Washington, D.C.