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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The item Brazil's dance with the devil : the World Cup, the Olympics, and the fight for democracy, by Dave Zirin represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Sacramento Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 4 library branches.
- 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, examining how athletic mega-events turn into neoliberal Trojan horses
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xi, 246 pages
- Contents
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- Introduction : finding Michael Jackson in Rio
- Brazil : "a country for everyone"
- "There is no sin below the equator"
- Oh, Lula!
- Futebol : the journey from daring to fear
- Killing Santa
- Neoliberal Trojan horses and sporting shock doctrines
- Target favelas
- "FIFA-quality schools"
- Isbn
- 9781608463602
- 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
- Brazil -- Politics and government -- 2003-
- Sports -- Brazil -- History -- 21st century
- Democracy -- Brazil
- Sports tournaments -- Political aspects -- Brazil
- Brazil -- Social conditions -- 1985-
- 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, examining 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
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- GV597
- LC item number
- .Z57 2014
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- World Cup (Soccer)
- Olympic Games
- Olympic Games
- World Cup (Soccer)
- Sports
- Soccer
- Soccer
- Sports tournaments
- Sports tournaments
- Democracy
- Brazil
- Brazil
- 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) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Contents
- Introduction : finding Michael Jackson in Rio -- Brazil : "a country for everyone" -- "There is no sin below the equator" -- Oh, Lula! -- Futebol : the journey from daring to fear -- Killing Santa -- Neoliberal Trojan horses and sporting shock doctrines -- Target favelas -- "FIFA-quality schools"
- Control code
- sky259606136
- Dimensions
- 22 cm.
- Extent
- xi, 246 pages
- Isbn
- 9781608463602
- Lccn
- bl2014021604
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map, portraits,
- 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) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Contents
- Introduction : finding Michael Jackson in Rio -- Brazil : "a country for everyone" -- "There is no sin below the equator" -- Oh, Lula! -- Futebol : the journey from daring to fear -- Killing Santa -- Neoliberal Trojan horses and sporting shock doctrines -- Target favelas -- "FIFA-quality schools"
- Control code
- sky259606136
- Dimensions
- 22 cm.
- Extent
- xi, 246 pages
- Isbn
- 9781608463602
- Lccn
- bl2014021604
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map, portraits,
Subject
- Brazil -- Politics and government -- 2003-
- Brazil -- Social conditions -- 1985-
- 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 -- Brazil -- History -- 21st century
- 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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Valley Hi-North Laguna LibraryBorrow it7400 Imagination Parkway, Sacramento, CA, 95823, US38.451809 -121.415866
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