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Contest: Essays On Sports, Culture, and Politics

Gary Genosko
Edition: pb
ISBN: 9781894037068
Publisher: Arbeiter Ring
Release Date: 1999-01-01
ITEM OVERVIEW
A riotous excursion through the contemporary sportscape. Genosko's exhilarating approach employs an idiosyncratic mix of cultural studies, contemporary theory, and a lifetime of collection sports cards as he celebrates the heroic amateurs and the radical losers, from poolside to nationhood, bodybuilding to swimsuit magazines, hockey and bike messengers. A collection of short, sharp, and sweet essays that owe more than a touch to that other fine sportswriter, Eduardo Galeano.