The Resource Brazil's Dance with the Devil : The World Cup, the Olympics, and the Fight for Democracy, By Dave Zirin
Brazil's Dance with the Devil : The World Cup, the Olympics, and the Fight for Democracy, By Dave Zirin
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- Summary
- As the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games approach, ordinary Brazilians are holding the country's biggest protest marches in decades. Sports journalist Dave Zirin traveled to Brazil to find out why. In a rollicking read that travels from the favelas of Rio de Janeiro to the fabled Maracanã Stadium to Zirin examines how athletic mega-events turn into neoliberal Trojan horses
- Language
- eng
- Label
- Brazil's Dance with the Devil : The World Cup, the Olympics, and the Fight for Democracy
- Title
- Brazil's Dance with the Devil
- Title remainder
- The World Cup, the Olympics, and the Fight for Democracy
- Statement of responsibility
- By Dave Zirin
- Subject
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- Sports tournaments -- Social aspects -- Brazil
- Soccer -- Tournaments | Social aspects -- Brazil
- Olympic Games, 2016, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -- Social aspects
- Democracy -- Brazil
- Sports tournaments -- Political aspects -- Brazil
- Olympic Games, 2016, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -- Political aspects
- World Cup (Soccer), 2014, Brazil -- Social aspects
- Soccer -- Tournaments | Political aspects -- Brazil
- World Cup (Soccer), 2014, Brazil -- Political aspects
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- As the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games approach, ordinary Brazilians are holding the country's biggest protest marches in decades. Sports journalist Dave Zirin traveled to Brazil to find out why. In a rollicking read that travels from the favelas of Rio de Janeiro to the fabled Maracanã Stadium to Zirin examines how athletic mega-events turn into neoliberal Trojan horses
- Cataloging source
- YDXCP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Zirin, Dave
- Dewey number
- 306.483 W927Zz 2014
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- portraits
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- World Cup (Soccer)
- World Cup (Soccer)
- Olympic Games
- Olympic Games
- Soccer
- Soccer
- Sports tournaments
- Sports tournaments
- Democracy
- Label
- Brazil's Dance with the Devil : The World Cup, the Olympics, and the Fight for Democracy, By Dave Zirin
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-236)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1554686
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- xi, 246 pages
- Isbn
- 9781608463602
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1554686
- (Sirsi) 1554686
- (OCoLC)859046462
- Label
- Brazil's Dance with the Devil : The World Cup, the Olympics, and the Fight for Democracy, By Dave Zirin
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-236)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1554686
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- xi, 246 pages
- Isbn
- 9781608463602
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1554686
- (Sirsi) 1554686
- (OCoLC)859046462
Subject
- Democracy -- Brazil
- Olympic Games, 2016, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -- Political aspects
- Olympic Games, 2016, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -- Social aspects
- Soccer -- Tournaments | Political aspects -- Brazil
- Soccer -- Tournaments | Social aspects -- Brazil
- Sports tournaments -- Political aspects -- Brazil
- Sports tournaments -- Social aspects -- Brazil
- World Cup (Soccer), 2014, Brazil -- Political aspects
- World Cup (Soccer), 2014, Brazil -- Social aspects
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