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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 306.4830973 EAN: 9781595581006 ISBN: 1595581006 Label: New Press Manufacturer: New Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 302 Publication Date: September 01, 2008 Publisher: New Press Studio: New Press Sales Rank: 38865 Related Items:
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 Rating: - ESSENTIAL READING FOR OPEN MINDED SPORTS FANSDavid Zirin's masterfully researched and well-written "A People's History of Sports in the United States" is essential reading for anyone interested in sports and its relationship to society. My only gripe with the book is that I wish it were 150 pages longer, with more in-depth analysis of the events described. Nonetheless, this is a compelling read. From the Revolutionary War to the events at Jena, Louisiana (the lynching jokes and fights that got African American students in trouble), "A People's ... Read More Rating: - Eye-openingGames are never just games. Even when children play, they are mastering the skills and cultural messages they will need to become successful adults. Yet in America, we cling to a cultural myth that sports are apolitical. We have the news channel CNN and the sports channel ESPN, and they are supposed to be entirely separate and distinct. In this enlightening book, sportswriter Dave Zirin debunks this myth, exposing the politics, business interests, and cultural forces that have shaped modern ... Read More Rating: - a GREAT addition to the 'People's History' series!Sports fans will find tales of the true origins of the modern games we hold so dear, and history buffs will discover the connection - sometimes wonderful, sometimes nefarious, sometimes BOTH - between politics and sports. For those who love sports, AND for those who don't, this book will be an eye-opener. A brisk, page-turning book... and FUN to read! Rating: - Dave Zirin has done it again!!!In case anyone was wondering if the power and promise wunderkind Dave Zirin's initial offerings were a fluke -- this incredible book show's that Dave is here to stay!!! A People's History of Sport's is the product of a relentless and brilliant mind determined to the human side of the 'sports industrial complex.' As Dave tells this story, the narrative trancends the limits of a sports book -- it becomes a testiment to the power of the human spririt to rise above the barriers of oppression and exploitation. ... Read More Rating: - Brilliant and Mind bendingI am a sports fan and someone who cares about the politics of social change. This book brought these worlds together in a way that has me rethinking how I understand both the history of sports and the history of the United States. Each story told might be worth its own book but I will take with me the stories of Moses Fleetwood Walker, the African American baseball player in the 19th century who saw his career die with the end of reconstruction, and the way the famed US women's soccer team threatened to strike ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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