How Football Explains The World

Name: How Football Explains The World
Brand: Cornerstone
SKU: 9780099492269-G
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By Franklin Foer

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What in the world has the power to liberate women in Iran while provoking antagonism between Catholics and Protestants in Scotland, to lure Nigerians to the cold of the Ukraine while heating up class warfare in the US heartlands, and both profit local gangsters and create local - and international - celebrities? Foer presents an unexpected, uniquely revealing tour of the politics and culture of football from Milan to Tehran. He examines the game's role in sustaining ancient hatreds and rivalries (Serbia's Red Star and Croatia's Dinamo); in supporting the migration of players and the rise of the football oligarchs (such as Silvio Berlusconi, President of AC Milan - and of Italy); and in defending the virtues and vices of old-fashioned nationalism. As Foer brilliantly illuminates, the Balkan War, anti-Semitism, Jewish identity, racism, social integration, media manipulation, and American patriotism have all been influenced by, as well as have had a dramatic effect on, football. On his travels, Foer encounters a collection of fans that is stranger than fiction: from a British hooligan with a Jewish mother, a Nazi father and a career as a soldier of fortune, to a fan club in Serbia that turns into a brutal anti-Muslim paramilitary unit. The result is an unforgettable parade of uniquely memorable fans - each set into his - or her - unique political and cultural context.

Product details

Binding:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

272

Release Date:

2006-03-02

Publication Date:

2006-03-02

Publisher:

Cornerstone

Languages:

Original: English

ISBN10:

0099492261

ISBN13:

9780099492269

GPSR Manufacturer Reference:

[email protected]

Minimum Reading Age:

0

Weight:

229 g

Height:

128 cm

Width:

201 cm

Thickness:

27 cm

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