One Game At A Time Why Sports Matter

Argues that too many of us have abandoned the sporting world as a legitimate site of contestation and innovation, that we have handed over the power of sports to the world of hyper-consumption, militarism, violence, sexism, and homophobia. Hern makes a plea for a more active engagement with sports, both physically and intellectually, providing a celebration of what sports have taught us, and a map of how much more we still have to learn. --From publisher description.