| Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 438 pages) |
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Critical American Studies |
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Critical American studies series.
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| Contents |
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? |
| Summary |
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 attempts to challenge these stereotypes. Although Tommie Smith and John Carlos were reviled by Olympic officials for their demonstration, Bass traces how their protest has come to be the defining image of the 1968 Games, with lingering effects in the sports world and on American popular culture generally. She then focuses on images of black athletes in the post-civil rights era, a period characterized by a shift from the social commentary of Muhammad Ali to the entrepreneurial approach of Michael Jordan |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-424) and index |
| Subject |
Olympic Project for Human Rights.
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| SUBJECT |
Olympic Project for Human Rights fast |
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Olympic Games (19th : 1968 : Mexico City, Mexico) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83030545
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Olympic Games fast |
| Subject |
African American athletes.
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Olympics -- Participation, African American.
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HISTORY -- Social History.
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Olympics -- Participation, African American
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African American athletes
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780816693658 |
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081669365X |
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0816639442 |
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9780816639441 |
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