Soccer Against the Enemy How the World's Most Popular Sport Starts and Fuels Revolutions and Keeps Dictators in Power

Name: Soccer Against the Enemy How the World's Most Popular Sport Starts and Fuels Revolutions and Keeps Dictators in Power
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ISBN: 9781568586335

ISBN-10: 1568586337

ISBN-13: 9781568586335

Edition: 3rd 2010

Authors: Simon Kuper

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Soccer is much more than just the most popular game in the world. It is a matter of life and death for millions around the world, an international lingua franca. Simon Kuper traveled to twenty-two countries to discover the sometimes bizarre effect soccer can have on politics and culture. At the same time he tried to discover what makes different countries play a simple game so differently. Kuper meets a remarkable variety of fans along the way, from the East Berliner persecuted by the Stasi for supporting his local team, to the Argentine general with his own views on tactics. He also illuminates the frightening intersection between soccer and politics, particularly in the wake of the…

Book details

List price: $21.99
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Basic Books
Publication date: 4/27/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.81" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English