What's my name, fool? : sports and resistance in the United States /
Zirin, Dave
What's my name, fool? : sports and resistance in the United States / Sports and resistance in the United States Dave Zirin. - 293 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Foreword / Introduction : sports - an offer we can't refuse -- It all starts with Lester Rodney -- Jackie Robinson and the politics of stealing home -- Rumble, young man, rumble : Muhammad Ali and the 1960s -- The 1968 Olympics raise the bar -- "We just really hate to lose" : unions and sports -- In the shadow of Ali : sports, war, and resistance today -- Gone with the wind? : sports, race, and the modern athlete -- Taking care of T.C.B. : sports, sexism, and gay bashing -- Games that bosses play -- Stir of echoes : a new sporting resistance? -- Afterword : we are the greatest. David Meggyesy -- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
"This book offers a provocative and engaging look at the dirty business of sports and the inspired people who play them. From icons of the past like Billie Jean King to today's global superstars like Kobe Bryant and Barry Bonds, Zirin engages with the world of sports like no other sportswriter today."--BOOK JACKET.
1931859205 9781931859202
2005010553
Sports--Social aspects--United States
Sports--Social aspects
GV706.5 / .Z57 2005
306.4830973
What's my name, fool? : sports and resistance in the United States / Sports and resistance in the United States Dave Zirin. - 293 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Foreword / Introduction : sports - an offer we can't refuse -- It all starts with Lester Rodney -- Jackie Robinson and the politics of stealing home -- Rumble, young man, rumble : Muhammad Ali and the 1960s -- The 1968 Olympics raise the bar -- "We just really hate to lose" : unions and sports -- In the shadow of Ali : sports, war, and resistance today -- Gone with the wind? : sports, race, and the modern athlete -- Taking care of T.C.B. : sports, sexism, and gay bashing -- Games that bosses play -- Stir of echoes : a new sporting resistance? -- Afterword : we are the greatest. David Meggyesy -- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
"This book offers a provocative and engaging look at the dirty business of sports and the inspired people who play them. From icons of the past like Billie Jean King to today's global superstars like Kobe Bryant and Barry Bonds, Zirin engages with the world of sports like no other sportswriter today."--BOOK JACKET.
1931859205 9781931859202
2005010553
Sports--Social aspects--United States
Sports--Social aspects
GV706.5 / .Z57 2005
306.4830973