Black Men on the Blacktop Basketball and the Politics of Race |
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Author:
| Mohamed, A. Rafik |
ISBN: | 978-1-62637-666-3 |
Publication Date: | Aug 2017 |
Publisher: | Lynne Rienner Publishers
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $75.00 |
Book Description:
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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 America? Reflecting on these questions, Rafik Mohamed 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.
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 America? Reflecting on these questions, Rafik Mohamed 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.