A People's History Of Sports In The United States: 250 Years of Politics, Protest, the People, the Play

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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.

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[...] this sprawling, insightful and contrarian book is worth reading for its portrayal of the rebel athletes to whom it is dedicated, and to whom we are all indebted.

-- Alex Altman

Zirin (What's My Name, Fool!), writer of a politically minded online sports column, examines the intersection of sports and politics, chronicling the struggles of America's oppressed...

Author Bio

One of UTNE Readers 50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Our World, Dave Zirin is a columnist for The Nation, SLAM Magazine, and The Progressive. His books include A Peoples History of Sports in the United States: 250 Years of Politics, Protest, People, and Play; Bad Sports: How Owners Are Ruining the Games We Love; and Game Over: How Politics Has Turned the Sports World Upside Down (all published by The New Press), as well as Whats My Name, Fool, Welcome to the Terrordome, and The John Carlos Story. He is the host of Sirius XMs popular weekly show Edge of Sports Radio and a regular guest on ESPNs Outside the Lines and on MSNBC. He lives near Washington, D.C.