TY - BOOK AU - Foer,Franklin TI - How soccer explains the world: an unlikely theory of globalization SN - 0066212340 AV - GV943.9.S64 F64 2004 U1 - 303.482 22 PY - 2004///] CY - New York PB - HarperCollins KW - Globalization KW - Soccer N1 - 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 --; 1; How Soccer Explains: the Gangster's Paradise --; 2; How Soccer Explains: the Pornography of Sects --; 3; How Soccer Explains: the Jewish Question --; 4; How Soccer Explains: the Sentimental Hooligan --; 5; How Soccer Explains: the Survival of the Top Hats --; 6; How Soccer Explains: the Black Carpathians --; 7; How Soccer Explains: the New Oligarchs --; 8; How Soccer Explains: the Discreet Charm of Bourgeois Nationalism --; 9; How Soccer Explains: Islam's Hope --; 10; How Soccer Explains: the American Culture Wars --; Note on Sources --; Acknowledgments --; Index N2 - "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 UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0911/2004302420-b.html ER -