New jack jocks : rebels, race, and the American athlete /

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"In this erudite and captivating book, author Larry Platt takes us on his own unique tour through American sports. Culled from a decade of writing about our games and the people who play them, Platt offers exclusive profiles of the athletes we love--and love to hate ... In these and other profi...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Platt, Larry
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, ©2002.
Temas:
Athletes > United States > Biography.
Sports > Social aspects > United States.
Sportifs > États-Unis > Biographies.
Sports > Aspect social > États-Unis.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Sociology of Sports.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > General.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Essays.
Athletes.
Race relations.
Sports > Social aspects.
Rassenkonflikt
Sport
Sportsoziologie
United States > Race relations.
États-Unis > Relations raciales.
United States.
USA.
Biography
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction; One: The New Jack Jock; 1. Spree's World; 2. Soul Members; 3. Pat and Allen's Tough Love Adventure; Two: The Anti-Hero; 4. Portrait of an Artist on the Court; 5. No Requiem Necessary; 6. In the Name of the Father; 7. The Unloved; 8. The Round Mound Bids Farewell; Three: The Entrepreneurs; 9. The Graying of Dr. J; 10. Magic Johnson Builds an Empire; 11. The Business of Rebellion; 12. Even the Ball Is White; 13. Jelly Maker; Acknowledgments.

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