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How Politics Has Turned the Sports World Upside Down
The New Press
February 2013
On Sale: January 29, 2013
240 pages
ISBN: 1595588159
EAN: 9781595588159
Kindle: B00A6DB9T2
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Non-Fiction
Sportscaster Howard Cosell dubbed it “rule number one of the
jockocracy”: sports and politics just don’t mix. But in
Game Over, celebrated alt-sportswriter Dave Zirin
proves once and for all that politics has breached the
modern sports arena with a vengeance. From the NFL lockout
and the role of soccer in the Arab Spring to the Penn State
sexual abuse scandals and Tim Tebow’s on-field
genuflections, this timely and hard-hitting new book from
the “conscience of American sportswriting” (The
Washington Post) reveals how our most important debates
about class, race, religion, sex, and the raw quest for
political power are played out both on and off the
field.
Game Over offers new insights and
analysis of headline-grabbing sports controversies,
exploring the shady side of the NCAA, the explosive 2011 MLB
All-Star Game, and why the Dodgers crashed and burned. It
covers the fascinating struggles of gay and lesbian athletes
to gain acceptance, female athletes to be more than sex
symbols, and athletes everywhere to assert their collective
bargaining rights as union members. Zirin also illustrates
the ways in which athletes are once again using their
exalted platforms to speak out and reclaim sports from the
corporate interests that have taken it hostage. In Game
Over, he cheers the victories but also reflects on how
far we have yet to go. Combining brilliant set pieces with a
sobering overview of today’s sports scene in Zirin’s
take-no-prisoners style, Game Over is a must read for
anyone, sports fan or not, interested in understanding how
sports reflect and shape society—and why the stakes have
never been higher.
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