Description |
261 pages ; 24 cm |
Summary |
"Soccer is a perfect window into the crosscurrents of today's world ... Franklin Foer takes us on a tour through the world of soccer, shattering the myths of our new global age along the way"--jacket. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-252) and index. |
Contents |
How soccer explains the gangster's paradise -- How soccer explains the pornography of sects -- How soccer explains the Jewish question -- How soccer explains the sentimental hooligan -- How soccer explains the survival of the top hats -- How soccer explains the black Carpathians -- How soccer explains the new oligarchs -- How soccer explains the discreet charm of bourgeois nationalism -- How soccer explains Islam's hope -- How soccer explains the American culture wars. |
Subject |
Globalization.
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Globalization. |
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Soccer.
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Soccer. |
ISBN |
0066212340 |
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