| Smashing Barriers: Race and Sport in the New Millenium Updated Edition Contributor(s): Lapchick, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 1568331770 ISBN-13: 9781568331775 Publisher: Madison Books OUR PRICE: $19.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2001 Annotation: This book blends an insider's critique of the race politics of the sports industry withand activist's crusade against racial injustice. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Essays - Social Science | Discrimination & Race Relations - Social Science | Minority Studies |
| Dewey: 305.896 |
| LCCN: 2001031216 |
| Physical Information: 0.79" H x 5.4" W x 8.5" (0.87 lbs) 352 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Filled with stories about sports figures like Muhammad Ali, Roberto Clemente, Tony Elliot, Tiger Woods, and Venus and Serena Williams, this new edition describes the changing face of diversity in sport (the growing numbers of Latino and female college and professional athletes). He addresses the value of youth athletic programs; the dangers of new racial stereotypes; and the importance of educating athletes to better balance sports and education fame and social responsibility. |