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Record Nr. |
UNINA9910459396803321 |
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Titolo |
Fame to infamy [[electronic resource] ] : race, sport, and the fall from grace / / edited by David C. Ogden and Joel Nathan Rosen |
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Jackson, : University Press of Mississippi, c2010 |
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1-282-93923-8 |
9786612939235 |
1-60473-752-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (221 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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OgdenDavid C |
RosenJoel Nathan <1961-> |
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Disciplina |
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Sports - United States |
Athletes - United States - Public opinion |
Sports - Social aspects |
Sports - Moral and ethical aspects |
Racism in sports |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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; Foreword: The power of nine / Roy F. Fox -- ; Introduction: Thoughts on fame and infamy / David C. Ogden, Joel Nathan Rosen -- Barry Bonds : of passion and hostility / Lisa Doris Alexander -- Kirby Puckett : a middle American tragedy / Sherrie L. Wilson -- Don't believe the hype : the racial representation of Mike Tyson in three acts / Thabiti Lewis -- Lost in translation : voice, masculinity, race, and the 1998 home run chase / Shelley Lucas -- Branch Rickey : moral capitalist / Robert F. Lewis II -- Inextricably linked : Joe Louis and Max Schmeling revisited / C. Oren Renick, Joel Nathan Rosen -- Mortgaging Michael Jordan's reputation / Jeffrey Lane -- A precarious perch : Wilt Chamberlain, basketball stardom, and racial politics / Gregory J. Kaliss -- Jim Brown : the rise and fall (and rise) of a cultural icon / Roberta J. Newman -- ; Afterword: sports and the iron fist of myth / Jack Lule. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Fame to Infamy: Race, Sport, and the Fall from Grace follows the paths |
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of sports figures who were embraced by the general populace but who, through a variety of circumstances, real or imagined, found themselves falling out of favor with the public. The contributors focus on the roles played by athletes, the media, and fans in describing how once-esteemed popular figures find themselves scorned by the same public that at one time viewed them as heroic, laudable, or otherwise respectable. The book examines a wide range of sports and eras, and includes essays on Barry Bonds, Kirby Puckett, Mike T |
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UNISA996392953803316 |
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Autore |
Southwell Robert, Saint, <1561?-1595.> |
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A short rule of good life [[electronic resource] ] : To direct the deuout christian, in a regular, and orderly course. Newly set forth, according to the authors direction, before his death |
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[London, : English secret press, between 1602 and 1605] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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By Robert Southwell. |
Imprint from STC. |
Title page, line 2, reads: "RVLE OF"--STC. |
Signatures: A-I¹² (A1, G8, I11-12 blank). |
Includes: An epistle of a religious priest, vnto his father. |
Identified as STC 22969 on UMI microfilm. |
Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library. |
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