Aber es liest sich ganz gut und ist informativ. Something went wrong. Das Buch wurde mir empfohlen. Harper Perennial; Reprint Edition (May 11, 2010). This is a good 30, 000 foot view I guess but to ... Well, the title promises way more than is delivered. There was a problem loading your book clubs. How soccer explains the world: An unlikely theory of globalization. He set out to observe soccer as a way to understand the consequences of globalization -- the increasing interdependence of the world's nations -- by studying a sport in which "national borders and national identities had been swept into the dustbin of soccer history." Yet as a commercial enterprise, soccer largely has failed here. HarperCollins e-books; Reprint Edition (October 13, 2009), Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2019. They shouted, "Aren't we part of this nation? Readers with an interest in international economics are sure to like, Americans are fond of jokes that play on our incomprehension of soccer, and, at times, this ignorance seems an apt metaphor for our intellectual disengagement from the world. The vein of optimism that flows through the book is made explicit in his chapter on the FC Barcelona club -- his favorite team. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. The result is a travelogue full of important insights into both cultural change and persistence. Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2012. Please try again. His portraits of legendary hooligans in Serbia and Britain, in particular, make the most die-hard roughneck New York Yankees fan look like a choirboy in comparison. The author takes readers on a journey from stadium to stadium around the globe in an attempt to shed new insights on today’s world events, both from political and economic standpoints. A groundbreaking work—named one of the five most influential sports books of the decade by Sports Illustrated—How Soccer Explains the World is a unique and brilliantly illuminating look at soccer, the world’s most popular sport, as a lens through which to view the pressing issues of our age, from the clash of civilizations to the global economy. Ich bin schon ein Fußballfan und es gab auch ein paar ganz interessante Geschichten - die Welt erklärt das Buch wohl eher nicht - Globalisierung auch nicht, finde ich. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization by Franklin Foer, Inspire a love of reading with Prime Book Box for Kids. Had to get this for geography. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. Evenhanded and well reported, it's written in a crisp and engaging style that will hook even readers who have no idea how the "beautiful game" is played. New York: Harper Perennial. Soccernomics (2018 World Cup Edition): Why England Loses, Why Germany and Brazil Win, and Why the U.S., Japan, Australia, Turkey -- and Even Iraq -- ... the Kings of the World's Most Popular Sport, The Ball is Round: A Global History of Soccer, Inverting The Pyramid: The History of Soccer Tactics, Soccer Against the Enemy: How the World's Most Popular Sport Starts and Fuels Revolutions and Keeps Dictators in Power, Zonal Marking: From Ajax to Zidane, the Making of Modern Soccer.