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

by Zirin, Dave

• ISBN13: 9781595584779
• ISBN10: 1595584773
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781595586636
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-09-15
• Publisher: Ingram Pub Services
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Summary

From author and sportswriter Zirin comes a rollicking, rebellious, myth-busting history of sports in America that puts politics in the ring with pop culture.

Author Biography

Dave Zirin is the author of three books, including What's My Name, Fool? and Welcome to the Terrordome. He writes the popular weekly online sports column ""Edge of Sports"" (edgeofsports.com) and is a regular contributor to SI.com, The Nation, SLAM, and the Los Angeles Times. He lives in the Washington, D.C., area.

Table of Contents

Series Preface	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xv
Until the Twentieth Century	p. 1
Rough Riding	p. 33
Sports and Leisure	p. 49
No Depression	p. 63
War and Its Discontents	p. 91
Have We Gone Soft?	p. 113
Sports on the Edge of Panic	p. 131
The Flood Gates	p. 181
The 1980s: Welcome to Hell	p. 211
C.R.E.A.M	p. 229
More of the Same Versus Change	p. 253
Notes	p. 269
Index	p. 293
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