Beyond Soccer: International Relations and Politics as Seen through the Beautiful Game

by Tamir Bar-on

Book Overview

This textbook examines the relationships between soccer, politics, and international relations. It uses soccer players and other individuals connected to the game in order to teach political science concepts--such as geopolitics, ideology, and sovereignty--and IR theories--including realism, postcolonialism, and feminism.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 144227543X
• ISBN13: 9781442275430
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 8.9"