A Level Playing Field

A Level Playing Field
Author: Gerald L. Early
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 282
Release: 2011-04-29
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0674050983


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The noted cultural critic Gerald Early explores the intersection of race and sports, and our deeper, often contradictory attitudes toward the athletes we glorify. What desires and anxieties are encoded in our worship of (or disdain for) high-performance athletes? What other, invisible contests unfold when we watch a sporting event?