On Boycotts and the Beautiful Game

My debate with philosopher Daniel Friedrich "On Boycotts and the Beautiful Game" in Canadian magazine Global Brief:

http://globalbrief.ca/blog/2014/11/07/on-boycotts-and-the-beautiful-game/

I entered the SNI!

I have been granted entry into the prestigious SNI - Sistema Nacional de Investigadores:


http://www.conacyt.gob.mx/index.php/el-conacyt/sistema-nacional-de-investigadores


The Mexican System of National Researchers is the translation for Sistema Nacional de Investigadores.

Now to work on several new projects related to political violence, the Kurds, and more!

Tamir Bar-On

My response to French New Right leader Alain de Benoist:

My response in Journal for the Study of Radicalism to French New Right leader Alain de Benoist:

http://msupress.org/journals/issue/?id=50-21D-5DD

Video by a Tec de Monterrey student about The World through Soccer

A video by Tec de Monterrey student about my The World through Soccer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyVh5oT1zaM

Photos for my book presentation

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152949505094251.1073742042.165878254250&type=1

ITV News on The World through Soccer

http://www.itvnews.mobi/5757/world-cup-2014-2500/

Sale at Indigo for The World through Soccer

http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/contributor/author/bar-on,-tamir/?langtype=4105

Book launch presentation for The World through Soccer: Tec de Monterrey

http://www.itesm.mx/wps/wcm/connect/snc/portal+informativo/por+tema/cultura/notqroimpactoculturaldelfutbol23jun14

My book launch presentation for The World through Soccer

Escribe en once lecciones del futbol como cultura global -

http://www.3ersector.mx/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14179

The World through Soccer in Elite Daily: The Voice of Generation-Y

More Than A Game: What Actually Makes Soccer So Important To People All Over The World -

http://elitedaily.com/sports/more-than-a-game-why-soccer-is-so-important-to-countries-all-over-the-world/637561/

El Tri: A pagan religion for all

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/monkey-cage/wp/2014/06/04/el-tri-a-pagan-religion-for-all/

Interesting sports site promoting The World through Soccer

http://boxscorenews.com/the-world-through-soccer-the-cultural-impact-of-a-global-sport-p81539-103.htm

A story about my The World through Soccer

http://www.itesm.mx/wps/wcm/connect/snc/portal+informativo/por+campus/queretaro/academia/not(090614)tamirbaron

Interviewed by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)

I was recently interviewed by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in relation to the controversy about the official World Cup song:

http://www.cbc.ca/m/touch/sports/sports-soccer/story/1.2669856

My radio interview for The Morning Show

My radio interview for The Morning Show about The World through Soccer: http://t.co/AYU6fqn1EJ

A review of my book launch for The World through Soccer!

http://identidad.queretaro.itesm.mx/2014/06/presenta-libro-the-world-soccer/

The World through Soccer has just been released!

My new book The World through Soccer: The Cultural Impact of a Global Sport has just been released!


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.

https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781442234734

Pre-order sale for my new book The World Through Soccer

Tamir Bar-On's new book: The World through Soccer: The Cultural Impact of a Global Sport

Hello to everyone! Happy new year!

My new book, The World through Soccer: The Cultural Impact of a Global Sport, will be out in May 2014 just in time for the World Cup in Brazil! See https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781442234734

The book's description from the publisher Rowman and Littlefield is below:

Soccer is no ordinary game. It is the world’s most popular sport, and as such it is also a global and cultural phenomenon of immense importance. The television audience for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa included nearly half of the world’s population with viewers from nearly every country and territory on earth. As a reflection of soccer’s significance, the sport’s cultural impact can be discerned on diverse realms of life—from politics and religion to business and the arts.

In The World through Soccer: The Cultural Impact of a Global Sport, Tamir Bar-On uses soccer to convey insights into worldwide politics, religion, ethics, marketing, business, leadership, philosophy, and the arts. Throughout, Bar-On examines the ways in which soccer influences and reflects these aspects of society, and vice versa. In addition, each section features representative players, providing specific examples of how soccer replicates and informs our lives. Players discussed come from a wide array of eras, countries, and backgrounds, and 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 through which to view a variety of societal topics, The World through Soccer reveals the profound cultural impact of the sport. Combining philosophical, popular, and academic insights about the world we live in, this book is geared towards soccer fans, academics, and the culturally curious and offers readers a new perspective into a sport that affects millions.