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The World Through Soccer
The Cultural Impact of a Global Sport
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2014
Summary
The world’s most popular sport, soccer is a global and cultural phenomenon. The television audience for the 2010 World Cup included nearly half of the world’s population, with viewers in nearly every country. As a reflection of soccer’s significance, the sport impacts countless aspects of the world’s culture, from politics and religion to business and the arts.
In The World through Soccer: The Cultural Impact of a Global Sport, Tamir Bar-On utilizes soccer to provide insights into worldwide politics, religion, ethics, marketing, business, leadership, philosophy, and the arts. Bar-On examines the ways in which soccer influences and reflects these aspects of society, and vice versa. Each chapter features representative players, providing specific examples of how soccer comments on and informs our lives. These players—selected from a wide array of eras, countries, and backgrounds—include Diego Maradona, Pelé, Hugo Sánchez, Cha Bum-Kun, Roger Milla, José Luis Chilavert, Zinedine Zidane, Paolo Maldini, Cristiano Ronaldo, Xavi, Neymar, Clint Dempsey, Mia Hamm, and many others.
Employing a unique lens to view a variety of topics, The World through Soccer reveals the sport’s profound cultural impact. Combining philosophical, popular, and academic insights about our world, this book is aimed at both soccer fans and academics, offering readers a new perspective into a sport that affects millions.
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Copyright year
2014
ISBN-Print
978-1-4422-3473-4
ISBN-Online
978-1-4422-3474-1
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
307
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Preface No access
Acknowledgments No access
Introduction No access
1 Saving the Nation No access Pages 1 - 22
2 “Believe, Obey, and Fight” No access Pages 23 - 38
3 Winning Hearts and Minds No access Pages 39 - 60
4 “One Ball Can Change the World” No access Pages 61 - 82
5 Gods and Their Shrines No access Pages 83 - 98
6 Playing Fair No access Pages 99 - 118
7 The Business of Business No access Pages 119 - 142
8 Leading by Example No access Pages 143 - 166
9 Dreaming of Wembley or Anfield No access Pages 167 - 184
10 Immortal Heroes? No access Pages 185 - 210
11 The Pitch as Canvas and Player as Artist No access Pages 211 - 230
