A People's History of Sports in the United States: 250 Years of Politics, Protest, People, and Play

Autori

• Dave Zirin

Parametri

• 320 pagine
• 12 ore di lettura

• Saggistica
• Scienze politiche & Politica
• Scienze sociali
• Sport
• Storia

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A riotously entertaining chronicle of larger-than-life sporting characters and dramatic contests, this is an alternative political history of the United States as seen through the games its people played. Replete with surprises for seasoned sports, it will also amaze anyone interested in history with the connections Zirin draws between politics and sports. A groundbreaking book, it looks at the history of sports in the US through the lens of politics and culture, and shows how athlete-rebels have used sports for social and political change.

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2009

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