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“daniel sailofsky”

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  • Playing through Pain

    The Violent Consequences of Capitalist Sport

    by Daniel Sailofsky ...
    For many fans and casual observers, professional sports and violence are deeply connected. Violence on the field has real consequences for players, notably in the form of life-altering injuries from concussions. Off the field, in the last several decades, scores of athletes have committed violent acts, from domestic abuse and sexual assault to animal abuse and murder. Beyond athletes, sport also ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

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    Playing through Pain

    The Violent Consequences of Capitalist Sport

    by Daniel Sailofsky ...
    Narrated by Jon Vertullo ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 42 min

    For many fans and casual observers, professional sports and violence are deeply connected. Violence on the field has real consequences for players, notably in the form of life-altering injuries from concussions. Off the field, in the last several decades, scores of athletes have committed violent acts, from domestic abuse and sexual assault to animal abuse and murder. Beyond athletes, sport also ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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  • Fair and Foul

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  • Skating on Thin Ice

    Professional Hockey, Rape Culture, and Violence against Women

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    Skating on Thin Ice exposes the culture of toxic masculinity in professional hockey and suggests how sport and society can change the narrative on sexual assault and violence.Why is it that professional sports, and notably hockey, remain a bastion for rape culture and violence against women? What are the conditions that allow a culture of toxic masculinity to persist despite awakenings elsewhere ... Read more

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  • Ethics of Sport and Athletics

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