New This Week: May 6th

This week’s new books explore topics on violence in sports and American Colonialism in Cuba and the Philippines. Learn more about the two new books publishing today below or explore everything new this month on our Hot Off the Press page.

The Work of Empire: War, Occupation, and the Making of American Colonialism in Cuba and the Philippines by Justin F. Jackson

“This is an innovative study of military-colonial labor relations in the Philippines and Cuba. . . . Jackson’s perspective offers a fresh take on empire studies—truly top-tier research.”—Zach Fredman, author of The Tormented Alliance: American Servicemen and the Occupation of China, 1941–1949

Playing Through Pain: The Violent Consequences of Capitalist Sport by Daniel Sailofsky

“Sailofsky’s work is an encyclopedic catalogue of all the real human costs we pay for the sports we love. His view on the underlying cause of these problems is different than what critical sports fans will find almost anywhere else, and he provides valuable food for thought on how to improve the games that play an important role in our society.”—Daniel Murphy, author of Start By Believing

“Daniel Sailofsky’s Playing through Pain packs a mighty wallop, giving us all a new way of understanding the physical and mental costs of sports. But it’s not just about athletes who push their bodies and minds to the limits. It’s about the ways that sports, in a society that puts profits before people, savages and damages our lives and communities. There will be a mass reclamation of sports at some point. When it happens, I’m convinced that its leadership will have this book in their hands.”—Dave Zirin, Sports Editor of The Nation