{"product_id":"brazils-dance-with-the-devil-the-world-cup-the-olympics-and-the-fight-for-democracy-paperback","title":"Brazil's Dance with the Devil: The World Cup, the Olympics, and the Fight for Democracy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDave Zirin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeople think speaking truth to power is easy, but if it was easy everyone would do it. This book does it. . . . It speaks truth to the powers that be, from Brazil to the US to FIFA to the IOC. It hits you like an uppercut that rattles your brain and sets it straight. I cannot recommend this book highly enough.--John Carlos, 1968 Olympic medalist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDave 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. One of the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Sports Books of 2014, this edition has been newly updated to assess the final tally of debt and displacement that accompanied the 2014 World Cup, eyewitness accounts of the militarized police crackdown, and new reporting on the pre-Olympic plans furthering immiseration in cities across Brazil.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDave Zirin \u003c\/b\u003eis sports correspondent for the\u003ci\u003e Nation \u003c\/i\u003emagazine and the author of nine books on the intersection of sports and politics. Named one of \u003ci\u003eUTNE Reader\u003c\/i\u003e's 50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Our World, Zirin is a frequent guest on MSNBC, ESPN, and \u003ci\u003eDemocracy Now\u003c\/i\u003e  He also hosts his own weekly Sirius XM show, \u003ci\u003eEdge of Sports Radio\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDave 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 21, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770778812704,"sku":"9781608465897","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a0de2f89bce3bd6a0d01518e5e19dca4.webp?v=1780378084","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/brazils-dance-with-the-devil-the-world-cup-the-olympics-and-the-fight-for-democracy-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}