Black Men on the blacktop : basketball and the politics of race
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Black Men on the blacktop : basketball and the politics of race
Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2017
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-180) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
What is it about basketball that makes it “the black man’s game”? And what about pickup basketball in particular:
can it tell us something about the state of blackness in the United States?
Reflecting on these questions, RafikMohamed presents pickup games as a text of the political, social, and
economic struggles of African American men. In the process, he tells a story about race in its peculiarly American
context, and about how the politics of race—and resistance—are mediated through sports.
Table of Contents
The BlackMan’s Game. Sports and Basketball in Black American Culture. Everyday Resistance and
BlackMan’s Rules. Playing It Cool, Pushing Back. The Mandingo Syndrome. Taking Soul to the Hole.
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