Globetrotting : African American athletes and Cold War politics /

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This probing history examines government attempts to manipulate international perceptions of U.S. race relations during the Cold War by sending African American athletes abroad on goodwill tours and in international competitions as cultural ambassadors and visible symbols of American values.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Thomas, Damion L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2012]
Colección:Sport and society.
Temas:
1945 - 1989
African Americans > Sports > History.
Sports > United States > History.
African American athletes > Social conditions.
Racism in sports > United States.
Discrimination in sports > United States.
Cold War > Influence.
Noirs américains > Sports > Histoire.
Sports > États-Unis > Histoire.
Sportifs noirs américains > Conditions sociales.
Racisme dans les sports > États-Unis.
Discrimination dans les sports > États-Unis.
GAMES > Gambling > Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Business Aspects.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION > History.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Reference.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Sports.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > African American Studies.
War > Influence
African American athletes > Social conditions
Discrimination in sports
Politics and government
Racism in sports
Sports
United States > Politics and government > 1945-1989.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1945-1989.
United States
Electronic books.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The showcase African American : Paul Robeson, Jackie Robinson, and the politics of Cold War prosperity and repression
  • "Spreading the gospel of basketball" : the Harlem Globetrotters, the State Department, and the minstrel tradition, 1945-54
  • Playing politics : the formation of the U.S. Cold War-era athletic foreign policy
  • "The good Negroes" : propaganda and the racial crisis
  • Black power : international politics and the revolt of the Black athlete.

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