The World through Soccer: The Cultural Impact of a Global Sport

by Tamir Bar-on

This book uses soccer to provide insights into worldwide politics, religion, business, ethics, leadership, childhood, philosophy, and art. It examines the way soccer influences and reflects these aspects of society, and vice versa. Each chapter includes a selection of players that represent the current lesson, providing the reader with specific examples of how soccer replicates and informs our lives.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442234733
• ISBN13: 9781442234734
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.5"