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Darwin's Athletes: How Sport Has Damaged Black America and Preserved the Myth of Race
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Publication date
January 1, 1997
Pages
341
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780395822913
ISBN-10
0395822912
Dimensions
1.25 by 6.25 by 9.75 in.
Weight
1.40 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$24.95
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Argues that the prominence of African-American athletes contributes to social divisions, provides fuel for painful racial stereotypes, and encourages a de-emphasis on academic achievement in black communities.
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Hardcover
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from Houghton Mifflin (January 1, 1997); titled "Darwin's Athletes: How Sport Has Damaged Black America and Preserved the Myth of Race"
9780395822913 | details & prices | 341 pages | 6.25 × 9.75 × 1.25 in. | 1.40 lbs | List price $24.95
About: Argues that the prominence of African American athletes provides fuel for sterotypes
About: Argues that the prominence of African American athletes provides fuel for sterotypes
from Harpercollins (June 1, 1996); titled "Darwin's Athletes: How Sport Has Damaged Black America & Preserved the Myth of Race"
9780465015573 | details & prices | List price $23.00
About: While African-American athletes may dominate many sports, the author argues that it is this obsession with sport that continues the cycle of negative stereotypes about African-American intelligence and causes young black men to focus on athletics rather than academics.
About: While African-American athletes may dominate many sports, the author argues that it is this obsession with sport that continues the cycle of negative stereotypes about African-American intelligence and causes young black men to focus on athletics rather than academics.
Paperback
from Mariner Books (November 3, 1997); titled "Darwin's Athletes: How Sport Has Damaged Black America and Preserved the Myth of Race"
9780395822920 | details & prices | 6.00 × 9.00 × 1.00 in. | 1.20 lbs | List price $31.95
About: Argues that the prominence of African American athletes provides fuel for sterotypes
About: Argues that the prominence of African American athletes provides fuel for sterotypes
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