How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization
by:
Franklin Foer (author)
Soccer is much more than a game, or even a way of life. In fact, it's a perfect window into the cross–currents of today's world, with all of its joys and sorrows. Soccer clubs don't represent geographic areas; they stand for social classes and political ideologies. And unlike baseball or tennis,...
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Soccer is much more than a game, or even a way of life. In fact, it's a perfect window into the cross–currents of today's world, with all of its joys and sorrows. Soccer clubs don't represent geographic areas; they stand for social classes and political ideologies. And unlike baseball or tennis, soccer is freighted with the weight of ancient hatreds and history. It's a spo
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780061659737 (0061659738)
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages no: 273
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Travel,
History,
Cultural,
Economics,
Culture,
Politics,
Sociology,
Political Science,
Sports And Games,
Sports,
International
Not so much. Whether you choose to apply that review or to the ideas presented you would be correct.
Warning: Depsite the fact that I am a Yank, I might refer to soccer as football in this review. The term football makes more sense.In 2000, I was making my way back from Copenhagen (Ah Wonderful Copenhagen, Beautiful Copenhagen, where I lived down the street from a waffle factory. I would get hung...
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