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“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.
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How Soccer Explains the World, Franklin Foer
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- Released
- 2005
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- Title
- How Soccer Explains the World
- Subtitle
- An Unlikely Theory of Globalization
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Franklin Foer
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial
- Released
- 2005
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 261
- ISBN10
- 0060731427
- ISBN13
- 9780060731427
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Historical Themes, History, Political Science & Politics, Sports, Politics, Sport & Outdoor, Sociology, Football
- Rating
- 3.8 out of 5
- Description
- “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.