How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization (Paperback)
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Easy read, keep your expectations low
First the picture on the cover caught my eye, when I was browsing the books in the “social sciences” section of my local bookstore.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good read for Soccer lovers
Enjoyable, but I’m not sure if someone who doesn’t know the game would be thrilled with it. But if you give it a chance, it gives Americans an understanding of the most popular…
1.0 out of 5 stars
ILL-INFORMED
The biggest problem with this book is that, in support of its underlying theory, it presents as fact a multitude of false premises, bigoted stereotypes and gross inaccuracies…
3.0 out of 5 stars
To the Uninitiated…
What does the average American know about the global picture of soccer? About as much as he or she knows about African politics or the migratory patterns of South American birds…
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Must Read for Ever Soccer Fan
If you are a soccer fan, you simply must read this book. Every person I have passed the book along to has loved it and, like me, could not put it down.
1.0 out of 5 stars
A bigoted diatribe against soccer, the world and nothing more
The author writes well and did a lot of research around different clubs in the world. That’s about the end of what’s positive about this book.
1.0 out of 5 stars
this BOOK should be “relegated” (hope you know the term)
I could write another BOOK as to why this tome should NEVER have been written.
For all those who understand my title caption of the review,no more needs to say.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Foer makes a huge stretch; still and interesting read
_How Soccer Explains the World_ is an unfortunately misleading title; rather than explain the world, Foer uses soccer as a metaphor for globalization and the various reactions of…
5.0 out of 5 stars
how soccer explains the world
This was a well written book regarding soccer in the global community. I would encourage anyone who enjoys the game to read this interesting perspective on how soccer is…
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A Book Not Yet Written
Franklin Foer is definitely onto something. Indeed soccer might ultimately explain the world. Unfortunately the National Best Seller he has written, “How Soccer Explains the…