Format:
1 online resource (288 pages)
ISBN:
9780674060869
Series Statement:
Alain Locke Lecture Ser.
Content:
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I - Leveling the Playing Field -- 1. When Worlds Collide: Jackie Robinson, Paul Robeson, Harry Truman, and the Korean War -- 2. Curt Flood, Gratitude, and the Image of Baseball -- 3. Donovan McNabb, Rush Limbaugh, and the Making of the Black Quarterback -- Part II - Heroism and the Republic of Sports -- 4. American Integration, Black Heroism, and the Meaning of Jackie Robinson -- 5. Performance and Reality: Race, Sports, and the Modern World -- 6. Where Have We Gone, Mr. Robinson? -- Notes.
Note:
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources
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pt. 1. Leveling the playing field -- pt. 2. Heroism and the republic of sports.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780674050983
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780674050983
Language:
English
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