Dave Zirin’s People’s History of Sports explores the politics of sport and tells the stories of activist athletes. He came to Vancouver at the invitation of the Olympic Resistance Network.
People's History of Sports in the United States: 250 Years of Politics, Protest, People, and Play
By Dave Zirin New Press, November 30, 2008, $26.50
Dave Zirin is the first sports writer in the 150-year history of The Nation magazine. Zirin writes about the politics of sport and tells the stories of activist athletes and their struggles. He came to Vancouver at the invitation of the Olympic Resistance Network.
Zirin’s talk was recorded by Jane Williams of the Redeye Collective. Redeye’s podcasts are broadcast weekly on rabble’s podcast network.
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