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Item specifics
- Condition
- Era
- 2000s
- Signed
- No
- Original Language
- English
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9780066212340
- Book Title
- How Soccer Explains the World : an Unlikely Theory of Globalization
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publication Year
- 2004
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Genre
- Political Science, Sports & Recreation, Social Science
- Topic
- Soccer, Globalization, Popular Culture, History
- Item Weight
- 15.5 Oz
- Item Width
- 5 in
- Number of Pages
- 272 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0066212340
ISBN-13
9780066212340
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30202959
Product Key Features
Book Title
How Soccer Explains the World : an Unlikely Theory of Globalization
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Soccer, Globalization, Popular Culture, History
Publication Year
2004
Genre
Political Science, Sports & Recreation, Social Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
15.5 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
Franklin Foer has penetrated the global game of soccer in all its forms and at the deepest level. This is a book that reveals a whole different side of the sport. Fans everywhere, take note: How Soccer Explains the World is illuminating, fun, and provocative -- and a must read., 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., Lively and provocative. . . . A novel look at how the world is everywhere becoming more alike, and everywhere more different, as people seek to define themselves through soccer. . . . Unfailingly interesting., Important and controversial as the subject of globalization is, it's not often much fun to read about. This book is a dazzling exception -- and no less a contribution to serious study of the issue for being a delight. It's full of lively tales, colorful characters, and humor -- all on behalf of explaining, clearly and convincingly, how the world is changing in momentous ways., Funny and terrifying. . . . Several chapters stand alone as surgical strikes of intelligent reporting. . . . Franklin Foer is that rare thing: a homegrown soccer pundit., Foer picks 10 different stories, each of which is fascinating and teaches us something small but important. . . . Mr. Foer is a terrific storyteller, with sharp eyes and a charming, ironic tone., Most people who write about globalization never leave the world of fancy hotels and conferences. Franklin Foer actually went out and did a day's work. His reporting among soccer's lumpen proletariat illuminates the dark complexities of globalization., An eccentric, fascinating exposé of a world most of us know nothing about. . . . Bristles with anecdotes that are almost impossible to believe., Foer is an accomplished journalist. His sketches of historical background are deftly done. His skills as a narrator are enviable. His characterizations, many of them based on interviews, are comparable to those in Norman Mailer's journalism., A wildly entertaining romp through the world with a smart, nervy guide. Tucked into this amazing snapshot of unconventional wisdom is a brilliant description of the chilling interface of sports and politics and how it's used to manipulate our lives., Fascinating. . . . Foer scores a game-winning goal with this analysis of the interchange between soccer and the new global economy. . . . One doesn't have to be a soccer fan to truly appreciate this absorbing book., Franklin Foer has written a book that is significantly entertaining if you like soccer, and entertainingly significant if you do not., Important. . . . Foer's book sets one thinking about the great American isolation. If we want to understand the world, we should probably try to understand soccer., Franklin Foer's book shows that soccer is much more than just kicking the ball around -- it is about the way soccer exists in people's lives. Brilliantly written and well thought out, it is required reading not just for soccer lovers, but anyone who wants to understand what is going on in the world today., A great new guide. It combines a diary of an obsessive with some penetrating thoughts on globalism. It's as if Nick Hornby, author of the brilliant soccer book Fever Pitch, commandeered Tom Friedman's laptop., Step aside Tom Friedman, Sam Huntington, and Amy Chua. Franklin Foer's dark and witty tale of the soccer world reveals the meaning of globalization in all its joys and horrors., Franklin Foer has mapped, delightfully, the ways in which soccer's emerging international brands and symbols clash with stubborn local tribalisms. . . . Artfully told. . . . Foer's book is horrifying, and terrific., I've always admired Franklin Foer's smart, insightful reporting, but here he does something I couldn't have predicted: took me into a world I was completely unfamiliar with and brought it alive with wit, a sense of adventure -- and cultural and geopolitical ramifications I wouldn't otherwise have imagined., Foer's formidable prose only reinforces his central premises. So, soccer might not explain it all, but it can serve as a starting point for understanding shifts in global economies, politics and religion, as we fall toward an ever-shrinking world., What a brilliant idea! Franklin Foer provides a personal yet richly-reported look at how approaches to soccer tell us so much about different societies and their cultural attitudes. He even uses the game to dissect the ideological and class divides in America. The result is both amusing and revealing -- and delightfully provocative.
Dewey Decimal
303.4/82
Synopsis
"An eccentric, fascinating expos 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., "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., "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., "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., Religious, economic, political and ethnic divisions around the world are dramatically illuminated using the world's most popular sport as a lens and metaphor. A groundbreaking work. 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 sport with real stakes ---- one that is capable of ruining regimes and launching liberation movements.In this remarkably insightful, wide--ranging work of reportage, Franklin Foer takes us on a surprising tour through the world of soccer, shattering the myths of our new global age. Instead of destroying local cultures, as the left predicted, globalization has revived tribalism. Far from the triumph of capitalism that the right predicted, it has entrenched corruption. From Brazil to Bosnia, and Italy to Iran, this is an eye--opening chronicle of how a beautiful sport 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, colourful characters, wry humour, 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.
LC Classification Number
JZ1318
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