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Fame to infamy race, sport, and the fall from grace

Title
Fame to infamy [electronic resource] : race, sport, and the fall from grace / edited by David C. Ogden and Joel Nathan Rosen.
Publication
Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, c2010.

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Additional Authors
  • Ogden, David C.
  • Rosen, Joel Nathan, 1961-
Description
1 online resource (xiii, 206 p.) : ill.
Uniform Title
Fame to infamy (Online)
Subject
  • Sports > United States
  • Athletes > United States > Public opinion
  • Sports > Social aspects
  • Sports > Moral and ethical aspects
  • Racism in sports
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
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.
LCCN
2010017510
OCLC
ssj0000417545
Title
Fame to infamy [electronic resource] : race, sport, and the fall from grace / edited by David C. Ogden and Joel Nathan Rosen.
Imprint
Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, c2010.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
Connect to:
Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
Added Author
Ogden, David C.
Rosen, Joel Nathan, 1961-
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