Darwin's Athletes How Sport Has Damaged Black America and Preserved the Myth of Race
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DARWIN'S ATHLETES focuses on society's fixation with black athletic achievement. Hoberman argues that this obsession has come to play a troubling role in African American life and our country's race relations. Rich, flamboyant superstars lend credence to age-old prejudices, recycled "scientific" theories denigrating black intelligence, and stereotypes of black violence. This portrayal of black identity encourages a disdain for academic achievement already too widespread among black males. Darwin's Athletes is a powerful indictment of modern sport's racial spectacle.
Book information
ISBN: | 9780395822920 |
Publisher: | HMH Books |
Imprint: | Mariner Books |
Pub date: | 03 Nov 1997 |
DEWEY: | 796.08996073 |
DEWEY edition: | 22 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | 341 |
Weight: | 420g |
Height: | 229mm |
Width: | 152mm |
Spine width: | 28mm |