How Soccer Explains the World - An Unlikely Theory of Globalization

An eccentric, fascinating expos of a world most of us know nothing about. The New York Times Book Review "An insightful, entertaining, brainiac sports road trip." The Wall Street Journal "Foers skills as a narrator are enviable. His characterizations are comparable to those in Norman Mailer's journalism." The Boston Globe A groundbreaking worknamed one of the five most influential sports books of the decade by Sports IllustratedHow Soccer Explains the World is a unique and brilliantly illuminating look at soccer, the worlds 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.