How soccer explains the world : an unlikely theory of globalization /
Foer, Franklin,
How soccer explains the world : an unlikely theory of globalization / How soccer explains the world : An unlikely theory of globalisation Franklin Foer. - 261 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 -- -- 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 -- Note on Sources -- Acknowledgments -- Index. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
"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.
0066212340 9780066212340
2004302420
Globalization.
Soccer.
GV943.9.S64 / F64 2004 JZ1318 / .F64 2004
303.482 796.334
How soccer explains the world : an unlikely theory of globalization / How soccer explains the world : An unlikely theory of globalisation Franklin Foer. - 261 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 -- -- 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 -- Note on Sources -- Acknowledgments -- Index. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
"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.
0066212340 9780066212340
2004302420
Globalization.
Soccer.
GV943.9.S64 / F64 2004 JZ1318 / .F64 2004
303.482 796.334