John Hoberman

Darwin's Athletes (eBook, ePUB)

How Sport Has Damaged Black America and Preserved the Myth of Race

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperCollins
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. November 1997
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780547348544
• Artikelnr.: 37833302

Autorenporträt

John Hoberman is the author of Mortal Engines: The Science of PerformanceandDehumanization of Sport and Darwin's Athletes: How Sport Has Damaged Black America and Preserved the Myth of Race. He lives in Austin, Texas.