A delicate game, brain injury, sport and sacrifice, Hana Walker-Brown
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Creator
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Subject
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- Football injuries
- Chronic traumatic encephalopathy
- Chronic traumatic encephalopathy -- Case studies
- Chronic traumatic encephalopathy + Diagnosis
- Brain + Concussion + Diagnosis
- Athletes + Medical examinations
- Child athletes + Medical examinations
- Teenage athletes + Medical examinations
- Nonfiction
- Brain damage
- Sports administration + Moral and ethical aspects
- Football players + Medical examinations
- Brain degeneration
- Sports injuries
- Victims of family violence + Medical examinations
- Brain + Wounds and injuries -- Case studies
- Chronic traumatic encephalopathy + Research
- Sports injuries in children
- Violence in sports
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A delicate game, brain injury, sport and sacrifice, Hana Walker-Brown
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Index
no index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
A delicate game
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
Hana Walker-Brown
Sub title
brain injury, sport and sacrifice
Summary
A footballer dies of dementia, younger than he should. A 14-year old-rugby player is told to play on through multiple blows. He never wakes up from the last one. A scientist reveals a pattern of brain disease in NFL players and is discredited. A survivor of domestic abuse can't remember details when standing up in court. This is the story of the degenerative brain disease, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). This is a story of power, of science and sport, and of the bodies that society deems worth sacrificing. In 2019, Hana Walker-Brown created The Beautiful Brain, an award-winning podcast about West Bromwich Albion hero Jeff Astle and CTE. A Delicate Game explores the passion and fury of sport, truth and justice, violence against women, privilege, love, greed, hope and redemption. It's going to change the way you think about sport forever
Table of contents
A controversial issue -- Play on -- The perfect storm -- The triumph of the human spirit -- Media, myth and medicine -- A culture of pain -- The tip of the iceberg -- The war zone -- A delicate game -- The frontline
Target audience
adult
resource.variantTitle
Brain injury, sport and sacrifice
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