Derek Charles Catsam

Don't Stick to Sports

The American Athlete's Fight against Injustice

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Produktbeschreibung

The intersection of sports and politics has been making headlines over the last few years, but the reality is that this clash has been going on for decades. This book examines the history of sports as a means to advance social change and connects that history to today's world.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 286
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Oktober 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 618g
• ISBN-13: 9781538144718
• ISBN-10: 1538144719
• Artikelnr.: 60065106

Autorenporträt

Derek Catsam is professor of history and the Kathlyn Cosper Dunagan Professor in the Humanities at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin where he teaches courses on race, politics, and sports. His most recent books include Beyond the Pitch: The Spirit, Culture, and Politics of Brazil's 2014 World Cup and Flashpoint: How a Little-Known Sporting Event Fueled America's Anti-Apartheid Movement. Catsam has won awards, fellowships, and grants from a number of respected institutions and was named the 2016 Hugh Le May Fellow in the Humanities at Rhodes University. Catsam appeared in the Emmy award winning PBS "American Experience" documentary, Freedom Riders, and on C- Span's Book TV.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction The Binded and the Protected
Chapter 1 "The Highest Point of the Game's Enthusiasm": The National
Anthem, Patriotism, and the 1918 World Series
Chapter 2 Of "Dead Sparrows" and "Muscle Molls": Gender Expectations and
Women's Sport
Chapter 3 Jackie Robinson, The Army, and Sam Huston College: The Dilemma of
the Black Athlete in 1940s
Chapter 4 A Tale of Two Cities: The Integration of Professional Sports in
Boston and Cleveland
Chapter 5 The 1960s and the Limits of "Integration" in American College
Sports
Chapter 6 Oh Say Can You See?: Rebellion, Anger, and Contested Americanisms
Chapter 7 Raised Fists, Black Shorts, and a Fallen Queen: Race, Politics,
and Sex-pectations in Track and Field
Chapter 8 Gaps Between Ideals and Reality: Exclusion and Modern Sport
Conclusion Taking a Knee: Sport and Politics in 21st Century America
Bibliography
Index
About the Author