|
|
|
|
||
|
HELP | |
|
  $12.95
New Trade Paper
Ships in 1 to 3 days
 Available for In-store Pickup
in 7 to 12 days
More copies of this ISBN:Phantom Calls: Race and the Globalization of the NBAby Grant Farred
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:In the twenty-first century, the idea of race in sports is rapidly changing. The National Basketball Association, for instance, was recently home to a new kind of racial conflict. After a recent playoff loss, Houston head coach Jeff Van Gundy alleged that Yao Ming, his Chinese star center, was the victim of phantom calls, or refereeing decisions that may have been ethnically biased. Grant Farred here shows how this incident can be seen as a pivotal moment in the globalization of the NBA. With some forty percent of its players coming from foreign nations, the idea of race in the NBA has become increasingly multifaceted. Farred explains how allegations of phantom calls such as Van Gundys challenge the fiction that America is a post-racial society and compel us to think in new ways about the nexus of race and racism in America. About the AuthorGrant Farred is associate professor in the Literature Program at Duke University. He is the editor of SAQ and the author of Whats My Name?: Black Vernacular Intellectuals. Table of ContentsIntroduction Son of the "Whore of Asia" Who Can Speak of Race? Speaking For Living with the Outcome: Effects of the Age of Deng Anti-Americanism, Sui Generis "The Dark Side of the Moon" Acknowledgments
What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
Other books you might like
Related Aisles
| ||||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||
Don't Miss
