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Not the Triumph But the Struggle: The 1968 Olympics and the Making of the Black Athlete
Amy Bass
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Description for Not the Triumph But the Struggle: The 1968 Olympics and the Making of the Black Athlete
Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; JFSL3; WSBB; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596.
"In her excellent new book, Amy Bass uses the famous 'black power' podium salute by sprinters John Carlos and Tommie Smith as the centerpiece of her expansive examination of the black athlete in America." -Boston Globe
"In her excellent new book, Amy Bass uses the famous 'black power' podium salute by sprinters John Carlos and Tommie Smith as the centerpiece of her expansive examination of the black athlete in America." -Boston Globe
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816639458
SKU
V9780816639458
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About Amy Bass
Amy Bass is assistant professor of history at the College of New Rochelle and is a member of the NBC research team covering the Olympic Games including Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Salt Lake 2002, and Athens 2004.
Reviews for Not the Triumph But the Struggle: The 1968 Olympics and the Making of the Black Athlete
"Amy Bass's powerful and nuanced account of the Olympic Project for Human Rights gives us the story behind this picture-a story that will change our conception of the history of sport and racial politics." -Robin D. G. Kelley "Beautifully written, as well as appropriately complex and wide-ranging. As much as sports might appear to be a straight-ahead business, where ... Read more