{"product_id":"the-game-is-not-a-game-the-power-protest-and-politics-of-american-sports-paperback","title":"The Game Is Not a Game: The Power, Protest and Politics of American Sports - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Scoop Jackson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart theory, part op-ed, \u003cem\u003eThe Game is Not a \u003c\/em\u003eGame, is an affecting, sobering and unflinching examination of the good and evil of the sports industry. Both liberating and provocative, Jackson explores the role sports play in American society and also the hypocritical standards, which the athletes that play them are often judged. \u003cem\u003eThe Game is Not a Game \u003c\/em\u003eis not intended to be a \"safe space.\" It breaks the typical sports literary format and rules, challenging accepted ideology, and pushing the comfort zones and boundaries of mainstream sports media. Chapters explore \"America's Miseducation of LeBron James;\" \"The Disrespect of Serena Williams' G.O.A.T.ness;\" the duplicity of the NFL with the plight of Colin Kaepernick; the cultural bias of analytics; the power of social activism verses the power and politics of professional sports ownership- from the perspective of a writer considered one of the leading voices of social, political and racial activism in sports media.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScoop Jackson is a National Senior Writer For ESPN. He has covered issues of race, culture, politics and sports for various publications for over twenty five years. He is the former executive editor of \u003cem\u003eXXL\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSlam \u003c\/em\u003eand former publisher of \u003cem\u003eThe Agenda\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 180\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 17, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50337185628397,"sku":"9781642590968","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/7uxt7z2m6k9781642590968.webp?v=1785060136","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-ca\/products\/the-game-is-not-a-game-the-power-protest-and-politics-of-american-sports-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}