num_pages: 208
description: A sportswriter and author of Black Planet examines the way in which basketball players have become public heroes, focusing on such individuals as Ichiro Suzuki, Latrell Sprewell, and Hideki Matsui and exploring such topics as athlete tattoos, sports movie resurrection myths, and the recent influx of European players. 15,000 first printing.
language: English
title: Body Politic: The Great American Sports Machine
titlecomplete: Body Politic: The Great American Sports Machine
genres: Sports
ratings_count: 30
publisher: Simon & Schuster