How Soccer Explains the World An Unlikely Theory of Globalization |
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Author:
| Foer, Franklin |
ISBN: | 978-0-06-621234-0 |
Publication Date: | Jun 2004 |
Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers
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Imprint: | Harper |
Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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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...
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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.