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# Explores soccer's cultural & political impact Globalization through soccer lens 288 pages of deep insight How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization

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## Summary

> ⚽ Unlock the world’s biggest game to decode globalization like never before!

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## Key Features

- • **Cultural Crossroads:** Explores fan cultures from Brazil to Iran, revealing surprising social truths.
- • **Political Power Play:** Shows soccer as a stage for identity, revolution, and corruption worldwide.
- • **Award-Winning Insight:** Named one of the top 5 sports books of the decade by Sports Illustrated.
- • **Engaging Storytelling:** A witty, intelligent travelogue blending history, economics, and human passion.
- • **Globalization Decoded:** Unpacks how soccer reveals ancient hatreds and modern economic shifts.

## Overview

How Soccer Explains the World by Franklin Foer is a 288-page paperback that uses the global passion for soccer to explore complex issues like politics, culture, and economics. Published by Harper Perennial in 2010, this acclaimed book offers a unique, journalistic perspective on globalization’s impact through the lens of the world’s most popular sport.

## Description

"An eccentric, fascinating exposé of a world most of us know nothing about. . . . Bristles with anecdotes that are almost impossible to believe." —New York Times Book Review "Terrific. . . . A travelogue full of important insights into both cultural change and persistence. . . . Foer’s soccer odyssey lends weight to the argument that a humane world order is possible." — Washington Post Book World 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 work of political journalism that looks 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. From Brazil to Bosnia, and Italy to Iran, this is an eye-opening chronicle of how soccer culture and its fanatical followers can highlight the fault lines of a society, whether it’s terrorism, poverty, anti-Semitism, or radical Islam—issues that now have an impact on all of us. Filled with blazing intelligence, colorful characters, wry humor, and an equal passion for soccer and humanity, How Soccer Explains the World is an utterly original book that makes sense of our troubled times. In this unlikely theory of globalization, you’ll discover: Globalization’s Fault Lines: How the world’s most popular sport reveals the surprising ways ancient hatreds and local identities resist the march of a global economy. Sports and Politics: From the gangster-run clubs of Serbia to the bourgeois nationalism of Barcelona, see how soccer becomes a vehicle for political identity, revolution, and corruption. Cultural Commentary: A journalistic tour that explores why hooligans in England embrace a Jewish identity, what makes Brazilian soccer clubs so corrupt, and how the game offers hope in Iran. A Unique Worldview: Through a blend of travelogue, history, and economics, Foer provides an entirely new way to understand the forces shaping our world.

## Features

- Author: Foer, Franklin.
- Publisher: Harper Perennial
- Pages: 288
- Publication Date: 2010
- Edition: Reprint
- Binding: Paperback
- MSRP: 14.99
- ISBN13: 9780061978050
- ISBN: 0061978051
- Other ISBN: 9780061864704
- Other ISBN Binding: print
- Language: en

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #260,393 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #4 in Globalization (Books) #7 in Government & Business #9 in Sociology of Sports (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.3 out of 5 stars 598 Reviews |

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