Sundiata Djata

Blacks at the Net

Black Achievement in the History of Tennis, Volume Two

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Exploring the discrimination that kept blacks out of pro tennis for decades, this title examines the role that this traditionally white sport played in the black community. It provides insights into the politics of professional sports and the challenges faced by black players.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Syracuse University Press
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 159mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 541g
• ISBN-13: 9780815608981
• ISBN-10: 0815608985
• Artikelnr.: 23413523

Autorenporträt

Sundiata Djata studies and teaches African history, African American history, Caribbean history, Latin American history, and U.S. sport history and has received degrees from the University of Illinois, Urbana- Campaign; Oklahoma City University; Morgan State University; and the University of Massachusetts. Djata is the author of The Bamana by the Niger: Kingdom, Jihad, and Colonization, 1712-1920 and has written articles on black music history, the Brazilian Naval Revolt of 1910, blacks and advertising, and the construction of black sexuality.