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A Delicate Game Brain Injury, Sport and Sacrifice

9781529348088

A Delicate Game Brain Injury, Sport and Sacrifice

  • ISBN 13:

    9781529348088

  • ISBN 10:

    1529348080

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 07/11/2023
  • Publisher: Mobius
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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 endemic 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.

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