Description
| Product ID: | 9780252084065 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Series: | Sport and Society |
| Title: | The Revolt of the Black Athlete |
| Subtitle: | 50th Anniversary Edition |
| Authors: | Author: Harry Edwards |
| Page Count: | 232 |
| Subjects: | Social and cultural history, Social & cultural history, Ethnic studies, Ethnic studies, Sociology: sport and leisure, History of sport, Black & Asian studies, Hispanic & Latino studies, Sociology: sport & leisure, History of sport, USA |
| Description: | The Revolt of the Black Athlete hit sport and society like an Ali combination. This Fiftieth Anniversary edition of Harry Edwards's classic of activist scholarship arrives even as a new generation engages with the issues he explored. Edwards's new introduction and afterword revisit the revolts by athletes like Muhammad Ali, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Tommie Smith, and John Carlos. At the same time, he engages with the struggles of a present still rife with racism, double-standards, and economic injustice. Again relating the rebellion of black athletes to a larger spirit of revolt among black citizens, Edwards moves his story forward to our era of protests, boycotts, and the dramatic politicization of athletes by Black Lives Matter. Incisive yet ultimately hopeful, The Revolt of the Black Athlete is the still-essential study of the conflicts at the interface of sport, race, and society. The Revolt of the Black Athlete hit sport and society like an Ali combination. This Fiftieth Anniversary edition of Harry Edwards''s classic of activist scholarship arrives even as a new generation engages with the issues he explored. Edwards''s new introduction and afterword revisit the revolts by athletes like Muhammad Ali, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Tommie Smith, and John Carlos. At the same time, he engages with the struggles of a present still rife with racism, double-standards, and economic injustice. Again relating the rebellion of black athletes to a larger spirit of revolt among black citizens, Edwards moves his story forward to our era of protests, boycotts, and the dramatic politicization of athletes by Black Lives Matter. Incisive yet ultimately hopeful, The Revolt of the Black Athlete is the still-essential study of the conflicts at the interface of sport, race, and society. |
| Imprint Name: | University of Illinois Press |
| Publisher Name: | University of Illinois Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2018-08-14 |
