How Soccer Explains the World

<p><strong>An eccentric fascinating exposé of a world most of us know nothing about. . . . Bristles with anecdotes that are almost impossible to believe. <em>--New York Times Book Review</em></strong></p><p><strong>Terrific. . . . A travelogue full of important insights into both cultural change and persistence. . . . Foer's soccer odyssey lends weight to the argument that a humane world order is possible.</strong> -- <strong><em>Washington Post Book World</em></strong></p><p>A groundbreaking work--named one of the five most influential sports books of the decade by <em>Sports Illustrated--How Soccer Explains the World</em> 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.</p><p>From Brazil to Bosnia and Italy to Iran this is an eye-opening chronicle of how a beautiful sport and its fanatical followers can highlight the fault lines of a society whether it's terrorism poverty anti-Semitism or radical Islam--issues that now have an impact on all of us. Filled with blazing intelligence colorful characters wry humor and an equal passion for soccer and humanity <em>How Soccer Explains the World</em> is an utterly original book that makes sense of our troubled times.</p>