Race in American Sports
Essays
$84.38
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
27 May 2014
Summary
These essays critically examine the issue of race in college and professional sports, beginning with the effects of stereotypes on black female college athletes, and the self-handicapping of black male college athletes. Also discussed is the movement of colleges between NCAA designated conferences, and the economic impact and effects on academics for blacks. An essay on baseball focuses on changes in Brooklyn during the Jackie Robinson years, and another essay on how the Leland Giants b…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780786473199 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0786473193 |
| Author: | James L. Conyers |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Co Inc |
| Imprint: | McFarland & Co Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 27 May 2014 |
| Weight: | 386g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 15mm |
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Critics Review
“Shines light on a variety of circumstances that illustrate that race is an ongoing concern for those participants of minority status…recommended”– Choice “valuable”– Journal of Sport History .
“Shines light on a variety of circumstances that illustrate that race is an ongoing concern for those participants of minority status…recommended”—Choice; “valuable”—Journal of Sport History.
About The Author
James L. Conyers
The late James L. Conyers, Jr., winner of the Cheikh Anta Diop Ankh Award for Distinguished Research in the Discipline of African American Studies, was the director of the African American Studies Program and university professor of African American Studies at the University of Houston.
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