{"product_id":"a-delicate-game-brain-injury-sport-and-sacrifice-9781529348088","title":"A Delicate Game: Brain Injury, Sport and Sacrifice","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eAthletes have always forfeited their bodies for sport, with Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) being a degenerative brain disease caused by repeated blows to the head. This investigation explores the truth about brain injury in sport and beyond, from the social dynamics that send young men into violent and dangerous pursuits to the scientists searching for truth and the families living with the consequences. It is a searing investigation that will change the way you think about sport forever. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 352 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 30 March 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton General Division\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the gladiator arenas of history to the rugby pitches of today, athletes have always sacrificed their bodies for sport, with grievous bodily contact consistently celebrated as the ultimate performance of toughness and masculinity. But at what cost? This is the story of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease caused by repeated blows to the head, and whose impact in the sporting world is only now coming to light.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Delicate Game is a searing investigation that explores the truth about brain injury in sport and beyond it, from the social dynamics that send young men into violent and dangerous pursuits to the scientists searching for truth and the families living with the consequences. It will change the way you think about sport forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeautifully written, deeply moving, and absolutely mind-blowing, Julia Ebner's A Delicate Game is a clarion call of great conviction and urgency. The Irish Examiner praised it as \"a searing investigation that explores the truth about brain injury in sport and beyond it, from the social dynamics that send young men into violent and dangerous pursuits to the scientists searching for truth and the families living with the consequences. It will change the way you think about sport forever.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 248g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 129 x 198 x 25 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781529348088\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hana Walker-Brown","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44138535813370,"sku":"9781529348088","price":7.84,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1680267545155_book.jpg?v=1680274467","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/a-delicate-game-brain-injury-sport-and-sacrifice-9781529348088","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}