How Soccer Explains the World : An Unlikely Theory of Globalization
by Foer, FranklinEdition: Reprint
Pub. Date: 2008-10-20
Publisher(s): Paw Prints
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Summary
Casting soccer as a metaphor representative of today's world issues, an analysis of the sport's reflection of history as well as its modern influence identifies commonalities between tribalism and globalization, explaining how such factors as terrorism, poverty, racism, and religion contribute to how the game is played today. Reader's Guide available. Reprint. 50,000 first printing.
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