Fame to infamy: race, sport, and the fall from grace
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Jackson University Press of Mississippi ©2010
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Acknowledgments; Foreword: The Power of Nine; Introduction: Thoughts on Fame and Infamy; Barry Bonds: Of Passion and Hostility; Kirby Puckett: A Middle American Tragedy; Don't Believe the Hype: The Racial Representation of Mike Tyson in Three Acts; Lost in Translation: Voice, Masculinity, Race, and the 1998 Home Run Chase; Branch Rickey: Moral Capitalist; Inextricably Linked: Joe Louis and Max Schmeling Revisited; Mortgaging Michael Jordan's Reputation; A Precarious Perch: Wilt Chamberlain, Basketball Stardom, and Racial Politics
Fame to Infamy: Race, Sport, and the Fall from Grace follows the paths of sports figures who were embraced by the general populace but who, through a variety of circumstances, real or imagined, found themselves falling out of favor with the public. The contributors focus on the roles played by athletes, the media, and fans in describing how once-esteemed popular figures find themselves scorned by the same public that at one time viewed them as heroic, laudable, or otherwise respectable. The book examines a wide range of sports and eras, and includes essays on Barry Bonds, Kirby Puckett, Mike T.
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 206 pages)
ISBN:9781604737523
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