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Dave Zirin

Game Over: How Politics Has Turned the Sports World Upside Down

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Enlightening essays on athletes, activism, and the important role sports plays in our society (Publishers Weekly).   Sportscaster Howard Cosell dubbed it rule number one of the jockocracy: sports and politics just don't mix. But in truth, some of our most important debates about class, race, religion, sex, and the raw quest for political power are played out both on and off the field. From the NFL lockout and the role of soccer in the Arab Spring to the Penn State sexual abuse scandals and Tim Tebow's on-field genuflections, this timely and hard-hitting new book from the conscience of American sports writing offers new insights and analysis o… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-1-59558-815-9
  • EAN: 9781595588159
  • Produktnummer: 12509295
  • Verlag: New Pr
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
  • Seitenangabe: 240 S.
  • Masse: H20.8 cm x B13.7 cm x D2.0 cm 295 g
  • Auflage: New
  • Gewicht: 295

Über den Autor


One of the UTNE Reader's 50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Our World, Dave Zirin is a columnist for The Nation, SLAM magazine, and SI.com. He is the host of Sirius XM's popular weekly show Edge of Sports Radio and a regular guest on ESPN's Outside the Lines and on MSNBC. His previous books include A People's History of Sports in the United States and Bad Sports: How Owners Are Ruining the Games We Love (both available from The New Press). He lives near Washington, D.C.

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