{"product_id":"playing-through-pain-the-violent-consequences-of-capitalist-sport-hardcover","title":"Playing Through Pain: The Violent Consequences of Capitalist Sport - Hardcover","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\u003eDaniel Sailofsky\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor 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 serves as a site of political and structural violence, from the displacement and hyperpolicing of everyday people for mega-events to the \"sportswashing\" of environmentally harmful industries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDaniel Sailofsky examines the endemic violence in professional sports and argues that--while related to masculinity, misogyny, and individual factors like alcohol consumption and gambling--it is most intimately tied to capitalism and to capitalist modes of consumption and profit. Sailofsky explains how capitalism creates the conditions for violence to thrive and uncovers how sports leaders--coaches, league officials, and team owners--obfuscate these relationships to avoid accountability.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom minor league baseball exploitation to spectator hooliganism, Sailofsky shows the connections between the business of sports and violence, but also, more importantly, he imagines new forms of sport that are not places of harm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaniel Sailofsky is assistant professor of kinesiology and physical education at the University of Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 06, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45526827892838,"sku":"9781469685861","price":192.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/2myk7XNwr9781469685861.webp?v=1776625310","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/playing-through-pain-the-violent-consequences-of-capitalist-sport-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}