Joseph Darda

Gift and Grit

Race, Sports, and the Construction of Social Debt

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Gift and Grit reveals how the sports industry has incubated racial ideas about advantage and social debt. It is for historians, sociologists, and general readers interested in race, sports, culture, and the political undercurrents of athletes' careers.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 305
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Mai 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781009584067
• ISBN-10: 1009584065
• Artikelnr.: 72879382

Autorenporträt

Joseph Darda is an associate professor of English at Michigan State University. He is the author of three previous books, including, most recently, The Strange Career of Racial Liberalism.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: The Natural's Bouquets
1. The Mismeasure of Sport
2. Roberto Clemente on the Black/Brown Color Line
3. Black on Black
4. How the Student-Athlete Subsidizes the Amateur
5. Color Commentary
6. Draft Capital
Epilogue: Sports Norming
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography.