TY - BOOK AU - Foer,Franklin TI - How soccer explains the world: an unlikely theory of globalization SN - 9780060731427 U1 - 796.334 22 PY - 2004/// CY - New York PB - HarperCollins KW - Soccer KW - Social aspects KW - Sports and globalization N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-252) 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 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://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0911/2004302420-b.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0911/2004302420-d.html ER -