A people's history of sports in the United States : 250 years of politics, protest, people, and play...
A people's history of sports in the United States : 250 years of politics, protest, people, and play...
A people's history of sports in the United States : 250 years of politics, protest, people, and play / Dave Zirin.
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Publisher
New York : New Press : Distributed by W.W. Norton & Co., 2008.
Date
2008.
Call Numbers
N306.48309/ 10
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Language
English
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Physical content
xvii, 302 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Until the twentieth century -- Rough riding -- Sports and leisure -- No depression -- War and its discontents -- Have we gone soft? -- Sports on the edge of panic -- The flood gates -- The 1980s : welcome to hell -- C.R.E.A.M. -- More of the same versus change.
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Publisher
New York : New Press : Distributed by W.W. Norton & Co., 2008.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2008.
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Summary
"In this long-awaited book Dave Zirin offers a chronicle of larger-than-life sporting characters and dramatic contests, sketching an alternative history of the United States as seen through the games its people played. Through Zirin's eyes, sports are never mere games, but a reflection of the political conflicts that shape American society." "As Pe...
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A people's history of sports in the United States : 250 years of politics, protest, people, and play / Dave Zirin.
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The New Press people's history series.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-292) and index.
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N306.48309/ 10
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74VMb4mlwGaZ
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ISBN
9781595581006
1595581006
DDC
306.4830973
MMS ID
991000909119702626
