{"product_id":"engulfed","title":"Engulfed","description":"\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;'Bravura on the ground reporting' \u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;- David Goldblatt, award-winning author of\u0026lt;i\u0026gt; The Ball is Round\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;'This is an important book\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;' - Simon Kuper, bestselling author of \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Soccernomics\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;, \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Chums \u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;and \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Barça\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;'Compelling' \u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;- \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;The Times\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;'A subtle examination of the complex interplay between global ambition, economic power, and ethical considerations' \u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;- \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;MoneyWeek\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;'A comprehensive and shocking account' \u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;- \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;When Saturday Comes\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;_________\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;In 2034, Saudi Arabia will host the men's FIFA World Cup and mark the culmination of Mohammed bin Salman's ambitious plan to modernise Saudi Arabia, a kingdom of unfathomable wealth at the heart of the Islamic world, which is only now emerging from nearly a century of self-isolation. How did we get here? Why would a country spend tens of billions of dollars, perhaps even hundreds of billions in the long run, to buy and control sport?\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Engulfed\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt; is a story about ambition, family rivalries, extreme wealth, power, murder and disinformation. It is also the story of dictatorship, political corruption and, at its root, how sport - football, yes, but also golf, boxing and even e-sports - became a vital geopolitical tool for Saudi Arabia.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Drawing on Montague's exclusive first-hand interviews from his extensive travels across Saudi Arabia, the US, the north-east of England, Spain, Turkey and beyond, \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Engulfed \u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;uncovers how the House of Saud zeroed in on the political power of sport, using it both as a powerful political tool of influence and as a way to rectify the PR damage caused by one of the most infamous assassinations in history: the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57395307413886,"sku":"NW9781785121609","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781785121609.jpg?v=1778628041","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/engulfed","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}