What's My Name, Fool? Sports and Resistance in the United States

Synopsis of What's My Name, Fool? Sports and Resistance in the United States

«What's My Name, Fool? Sports and Resistance in the United States» is Dave Zirin's essay on sport and resistance in the US, in paperback.

Dave Zirin analyses how sport in the United States is both a reflection and a battleground of the country's social and political tensions. Drawing on historical episodes and interviews with athletes such as George Foreman, John Carlos, Etan Thomas, Toni Smith and Lee Evans, he shows sportspeople who turn their visibility into a tool of protest and resistance.

Published by Haymarket Books in 2005; 304 pages, text in English.

Recommended for those seeking a critical look at American sport, activism and the country's social history.