The Game is Not a Game - The Power, Protest and Politics of American Sports (Paperback)

Part play-by-play, part op-ed, The Game Is Not a Game is an illuminating and unflinching examination of the good and evil in the sports industry. Liberating and provocative, with sharp wit and generous humor, Jackson's essays explore the role that sports plays in American society and the hypocritical standards by which the athletes are often judged. The Game Is Not a Game is distinctly intended to challenge accepted ideology and to push the boundaries of mainstream sports media beyond the comfort zone. Chapters expose "Our Miseducation of LeBron James," "#ThemToo: The UnRespected Worth of the Woman Athlete," the duplicity of the NFL in its treatment of Colin Kaepernick and the anthem protests, the cultural bias of analytics, and the power of social activism versus the power and politics of professional sports ownership-all from the sharp, savvy, and self-critical perspective of one of the leading voices for social justice in sports media.

General

Imprint:	Haymarket Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2020
Authors:	Robert Scoop Jackson
Dimensions:	203 x 139mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	180
ISBN-13:	978-1-64259-096-8
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Leisure Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Service industries > Sport & leisure industries Promotions
LSN:	1-64259-096-7
Barcode:	9781642590968

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