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How soccer explains the world : an unlikely theory of globalization /
Soccer is much more than a game, or even a way of life. It's a perfect window into the crosscurrents of today's world, with all its joys and sorrows. In this insightful, wide-ranging work of reportage, Franklin Foer takes us on a surprising tour through the world of soccer, shining a spotl...
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a How soccer explains the world : |b an unlikely theory of globalization / |c Franklin Foer. |
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| 500 | |a Originally published: New York: HarperCollins, 2004; reissued in 2010 with a new afterword. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Prologue -- 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 -- Afterword : How to win the World Cup. | |
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