Not the triumph but the struggle : the 1968 Olympics and the making of the black athlete /

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In this far-reaching account, Amy Bass offers nothing less than a history of the black athlete. Beginning with the racial eugenics discussions of the early twentieth century and their continuing reverberations in popular perceptions of black physical abilities, Bass explores ongoing African American...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bass, Amy (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2002.
Colección:Critical American studies series.
Temas:
Olympic Project for Human Rights.
Olympic Project for Human Rights
Olympic Games > (19th : > 1968 : > Mexico City, Mexico)
Olympic Games
African American athletes.
Olympics > Participation, African American.
Sportifs noirs américains.
Jeux olympiques > Participation noire américaine.
HISTORY > Social History.
Olympics > Participation, African American
African American athletes
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: a tiger in the woods
  • The race between politics and sport
  • What is this "black" in black athlete?
  • An Olympic challenge: preparing for the "Problem Games"
  • The power of protest and boycott: the New York Athletic Club and the question of the South African Springboks
  • Tribulations and trials: black consciousness and the collective body
  • "That's my flag"
  • Whose broad stripes and bright stars?

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