Book Description

A political journalist and avid soccer fan, Foer combines his two passions by using the sport as a metaphor to address some of the questions about globalization, the process of increasing international interdependence that characterizes the current world order. Though the phenomena began as essentially economic (the dissolution of borders for the purposes of freeing trade), How Soccer Explains the World is mainly a commentary on the cultural effects of this new global force. He addresses issues of why poverty persists despite the many predictions that globalization would bring prosperity, what is the role of multinational corporations and are they as dangerous as the Left claims, and are local ties and nationalist tendencies being replaced by new internationalist loyalties. A creative take on a pertinent topic, Foer’s book depicts the fascinating intricacies of the soccer world while insightfully exposing globalization’s true nature.