| Collation |
xiii, 206 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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| Contents |
Foreword: The power of nine / Roy F. Fox -- Introduction: Thoughts on fame and infamy / David C. Ogden, Joel Nathan Rosen -- Barry Bonds : of passion and hostility / Lisa Doris Alexander -- Kirby Puckett : a middle American tragedy / Sherrie L. Wilson -- Don't believe the hype : the racial representation of Mike Tyson in three acts / Thabiti Lewis -- Lost in translation : voice, masculinity, race, and the 1998 home run chase / Shelley Lucas -- Branch Rickey : moral capitalist / Robert F. Lewis II -- Inextricably linked : Joe Louis and Max Schmeling revisited / C. Oren Renick, Joel Nathan Rosen -- Mortgaging Michael Jordan's reputation / Jeffrey Lane -- A precarious perch : Wilt Chamberlain, basketball stardom, and racial politics / Gregory J. Kaliss -- Jim Brown : the rise and fall (and rise) of a cultural icon / Roberta J. Newman -- Afterword: sports and the iron fist of myth / Jack Lule. |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Subject |
Sports -- United States.
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Athletes -- United States -- Public opinion.
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Sports -- Social aspects.
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Sports -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Racism in sports.
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| Alt Author |
Ogden, David C.
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Rosen, Joel Nathan, 1961-
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| ISBN |
9781604737516 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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1604737514 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9781604737523 (ebook) |
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1604737522 (ebook) |
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