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Brazil's Dance With The Devil (updated Olympics Edition): The World Cup, the Olympics, and the Struggle for Democracy
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Brazil's Dance With The Devil (updated Olympics Edition): The World Cup, the Olympics, and the Struggle for Democracy
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Dave Zirin
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:278 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 215,Width 140 |
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| Category/Genre | Sporting events, tours and organisations |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781608465897
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| Classifications | Dewey:796.0981 |
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| Edition |
2nd Revised edition
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Publishing Details |
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Haymarket Books
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| Imprint |
Haymarket Books
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| Publication Date |
4 August 2016 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
The people of Brazil celebrated when they learned that in the space of two years their country would host the world's two largest sporting events: the World Cup in 2014 and the Olympics in 2016. Now they are protesting in numbers the country hasn't seen in decades. Dave Zirin relies on fieldwork from the most dangerous corners of Rio to the halls of power in Washington, DC, exposing how sports and politics have collided in spectacular fashion. This edition has been newly updated to assess the situation in Brazil as it has changed since the 2014 World Cup.
Author Biography
Dave Zirin: Dave Zirin, The Nation's sports correspondent, is the author, most recently, of Game Over: How Politics Has Turned the Sports World Upside Down. Named one of UTNE Reader's "50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Our World," Zirin is a frequent guest on MSNBC, ESPN and Democracy Now! He also hosts his own weekly Sirius XM show, Edge of Sports Radio.
Reviews"Brother Dave Zirin is the finest, most important writer on sports and politics in America." - Dr. Cornel West "Brother Dave Zirin is the finest, most important writer on sports and politics in America." Dr. Cornel West
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