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A People's History of Sports in the United States was very well written and very well researched. Zirin does a phenomenal job of not only writing about sports and politics, but he also does a great job of including relevant topics. Spanning from the Indians to Micheal Jordan, Zirin writes about every possible topic you can think of. From racism, sexism, rebellion and civil rights, everything is covered. The quotes and newspaper fragments, add fuel to the fire he builds. In clearly a more researched book, Zirin writes less then you would expect but still manages to analyze every topic very properly. When writing a non-fiction book, you have to be well organized, educated on the matter and open minded. Zirin does a stellar job of this.
Zirin demonstrates at least two points of view for each topic if not more. He manages to display the optimist and pessimist for every affair brought up, not favoring any side and letting the reader infer the message themselves however they would like to.
All in all the book exhibits sports' relevance in society, and disdains all people who think sports and politics don't belong together. You may think they do not, but as Dave Zirin shows, they do and they always will.
A must read for anyone who enjoys sports. Also, a must read for anyone who enjoys history. If you intellectual curiosity, this one is for you.
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A People's History of Sports in the United States: 250 Years of Politics, Protest, People, and Play (New Press People's Histories) by Dave Zirin
Nba267, January 8, 2009
A People's History of Sports in the United States was very well written and very well researched. Zirin does a phenomenal job of not only writing about sports and politics, but he also does a great job of including relevant topics. Spanning from the Indians to Micheal Jordan, Zirin writes about every possible topic you can think of. From racism, sexism, rebellion and civil rights, everything is covered. The quotes and newspaper fragments, add fuel to the fire he builds. In clearly a more researched book, Zirin writes less then you would expect but still manages to analyze every topic very properly. When writing a non-fiction book, you have to be well organized, educated on the matter and open minded. Zirin does a stellar job of this.Zirin demonstrates at least two points of view for each topic if not more. He manages to display the optimist and pessimist for every affair brought up, not favoring any side and letting the reader infer the message themselves however they would like to.
All in all the book exhibits sports' relevance in society, and disdains all people who think sports and politics don't belong together. You may think they do not, but as Dave Zirin shows, they do and they always will.
A must read for anyone who enjoys sports. Also, a must read for anyone who enjoys history. If you intellectual curiosity, this one is for you.
(4 of 9 readers found this comment helpful)