{"product_id":"a-peoples-history-of-sports-in-the-united-states-250-years-of-politics-protest-people-and-play-paperback","title":"A People's History of Sports in the United States: 250 Years of Politics, Protest, People, and Play - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDave Zirin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author Robert Lipsyte calls the best young sportswriter in America, a rollicking, rebellious, myth-busting history of sports in America that puts politics in the ring with pop culture\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this long-waited book from the rising superstar of sportswriting, whose blog \u003ci\u003eEdge of Sports\u003c\/i\u003e is read each week by thousands of people across the country, Dave Zirin offers a riotously entertaining chronicle of larger-than-life sporting characters and dramatic contests and what amounts to 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--and spur toward--the political conflicts that shape American society. \u003cp\u003eHalf a century before Jackie Robinson was born, the black ballplayer Moses Fleetwood Walker brandished a revolver to keep racist fans at bay, then took his regular place in the lineup. In the midst of the Depression, when almost no black athletes were allowed on the U.S. Olympic team, athletes held a Counter Olympics where a third of the participants were African American.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eA People's History of Sports in the United States\u003c\/i\u003e is replete with surprises for seasoned sports fans, while anyone interested in history will be amazed by the connections Zirin draws between politics and pop flies. As Jeff Chang, author of \u003ci\u003eCan't Stop Won't Stop\u003c\/i\u003e, puts it, After you read him, you'll never see sports the same way again.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of \u003cem\u003eUTNE Reader\u003c\/em\u003e's \"50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Our World,\" \u003cb\u003eDave Zirin\u003c\/b\u003e is a columnist for \u003cem\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSLAM Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Progressive\u003c\/em\u003e. His many books include \u003cem\u003eA People's History of Sports in the United States\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGame Over\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBad Sports\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Kaepernick Effect\u003c\/em\u003e (all published by The New Press). Host of Sirius XM's popular weekly show \u003cem\u003eEdge of Sports Radio\u003c\/em\u003e and a regular guest on MSNBC, CNN, and ESPN, he lives near Washington, DC.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42166914187399,"sku":"9781595584779","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/a42eef28dde5e9421aa42aff8917daf9.webp?v=1733323968","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/a-peoples-history-of-sports-in-the-united-states-250-years-of-politics-protest-people-and-play-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}