Fame to infamy : race, sport, and the fall from grace /

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Fame to Infamy: Race, Sport, and the Fall from Grace follows the paths of sports figures who were embraced by the general populace but who, through a variety of circumstances, real or imagined, found themselves falling out of favor with the public. The contributors focus on the roles played by athle...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Ogden, David C., Rosen, Joel Nathan, 1961-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, ©2010.
Temas:
Sports > United States.
Athletes > United States > Public opinion.
Sports > Social aspects.
Sports > Moral and ethical aspects.
Racism in sports.
Sports > États-Unis.
Sportifs > États-Unis > Opinion publique.
Sports > Aspect social.
Sports > Aspect moral.
Racisme dans les sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION > History.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Business Aspects.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Reference.
GAMES > Gambling > Sports.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Sports.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > African American Studies.
Athletes > Public opinion
Racism in sports
Sports
Sports > Moral and ethical aspects
Sports > Social aspects
racisme > sport > Etats-Unis > études diverses.
sport > Etats-Unis > études diverses.
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword : The Power of Nine / Roy F. Fox
  • Introduction : Thoughts on Fame and Infamy / David C. Ogden and Joel Nathan Rosen
  • Barry Bonds : Of Passion and Hostility / Lisa Doris Alexander
  • Kirby Puckett : A Middle American Tragedy / Sherrie L. Wilson
  • Don't Believe the Hype : The Racial Representation of Mike Tyson in Three Acts / Thabiti Lewis
  • Lost in Translation : Voice, Masculinity, Race, and the 1998 Home Run Chase / Shelley Lucas
  • Branch Rickey : Moral Capitalist / Robert F. Lewis II
  • Inextricably Linked : Joe Louis and Max Schmeling Revisited / C. Oren Renick and Joel Nathan Rosen
  • Mortgaging Michael Jordan's Reputation / Jeffrey Lane
  • A Precarious Perch : Wilt Chamberlain, Basketball Stardom, and Racial Politics / Gregory J. Kaliss
  • Jim Brown : The Rise and Fall (and Rise) of a Cultural Icon / Roberta J. Newman
  • Afterword : Sports and the Iron Fist of Myth / Jack Lule.

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