Heartbreak City: Seattle Sports and the Unmet Promise of Urban Progress

by Shaun Scott

How the city's marginalized communities have historically used sports as a tool for resilience and resistance

To cities, sports have never been just entertainment. Progressive urbanites across the United States have used athletics to address persistent problems in city life: the fights for racial justice, workers' rights, equality for women and LGBTQ+ city dwellers, and environmental conservation. In Seattle, sports initiatives have...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295751991
• ISBN13: 9780295751993
• Release Date: November 2023
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.3"