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The Resource Taboo : why Black athletes dominate sports and why we are afraid to talk about it, Jon Entine

Taboo : why Black athletes dominate sports and why we are afraid to talk about it, Jon Entine

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"In Taboo: Why Black Athletes Dominate Sports and Why We're Afraid to Talk About It, award-winning journalist Jon Entine explores the genetic, cultural, and physiological roots of black athletic superiority. Drawing on the latest scientific research, Entine persuasively shows why biology and ancestry are significant components of the stunning ascension of black athletes. He reveals striking differences between athletes of West African heritage and those from East Africa, and shows why such differences could arise and be maintained over time. Entine shows how the favored explanation for black dominance - a dearth of opportunities elsewhere, channeling into specific sports, and hard work - fails to explain the dimensions of the monopoly. And he investigates whether or not there is any linkage between physical superiority and intellectual ability." "Entine tells the gripping story of blacks in sports and the circumstances that have made addressing the facts so difficult and controversial. We meet pioneers like Joe Louis, Jackie Robinson, Jesse Owens, Arthur Ashe, Wilma Rudolph, and Jack Johnson, as well as modern-day superstars such as Michael Jordan, Pedro Martinez, Randy Moss, and the seemingly endless procession of champion Kenyan marathoners."--BOOK JACKET
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
ix, 387 p.
Contents
  • pt. 1. The taboo.
  • Breaking the taboo on race and sports
  • The education of Sir Roger
  • pt. 2. The evidence.
  • By the numbers
  • The most level playing field
  • Nature's experiment : the "Kenyan miracle"
  • pt. 3. History of race science and sports.
  • "More brains or more ..."
  • Evolution (of great athletes)
  • Race without color : the history of human differences
  • The origins of race science
  • pt. 4. The segregation and integration of sports.
  • The superiority of white athletes
  • Jack Johnson in the ring against Jim Crow
  • American eugenics
  • Jesse Owens and the German race
  • A knockout blow to race science
  • The "scheming, flashy trickiness" of Jews
  • pt. 5. Nature or nurture?
  • The integration of sports
  • The sixties
  • Sports and IQ
  • Winning the genetic lottery
  • The environmentalist case against innate black superiority in sports
  • pt. 6. What about women?
  • The superiority of white female athletes
  • East Germany's sports machine
  • The Renaissance of the Black female athlete
  • pt. 7. Final thoughts.
  • A genteel way to say "Nigger"?
Isbn
9781891620393
Link
http://www.h-net.org/review/hrev-a0c9i9-aa
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Taboo : why Black athletes dominate sports and why we are afraid to talk about it
Title
Taboo
Title remainder
why Black athletes dominate sports and why we are afraid to talk about it
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Jon Entine
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
"In Taboo: Why Black Athletes Dominate Sports and Why We're Afraid to Talk About It, award-winning journalist Jon Entine explores the genetic, cultural, and physiological roots of black athletic superiority. Drawing on the latest scientific research, Entine persuasively shows why biology and ancestry are significant components of the stunning ascension of black athletes. He reveals striking differences between athletes of West African heritage and those from East Africa, and shows why such differences could arise and be maintained over time. Entine shows how the favored explanation for black dominance - a dearth of opportunities elsewhere, channeling into specific sports, and hard work - fails to explain the dimensions of the monopoly. And he investigates whether or not there is any linkage between physical superiority and intellectual ability." "Entine tells the gripping story of blacks in sports and the circumstances that have made addressing the facts so difficult and controversial. We meet pioneers like Joe Louis, Jackie Robinson, Jesse Owens, Arthur Ashe, Wilma Rudolph, and Jack Johnson, as well as modern-day superstars such as Michael Jordan, Pedro Martinez, Randy Moss, and the seemingly endless procession of champion Kenyan marathoners."--BOOK JACKET
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DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Entine, Jon
Dewey number
796/.089/96073
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
LC call number
GV706.32
LC item number
.E57 2000
Literary form
non fiction
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Athletes, Black
  • Blacks
Label
Taboo : why Black athletes dominate sports and why we are afraid to talk about it, Jon Entine
Link
http://www.h-net.org/review/hrev-a0c9i9-aa
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [346]-374) and index
Contents
pt. 1. The taboo. -- Breaking the taboo on race and sports -- The education of Sir Roger -- pt. 2. The evidence. -- By the numbers -- The most level playing field -- Nature's experiment : the "Kenyan miracle" -- pt. 3. History of race science and sports. -- "More brains or more ..." -- Evolution (of great athletes) -- Race without color : the history of human differences -- The origins of race science -- pt. 4. The segregation and integration of sports. -- The superiority of white athletes -- Jack Johnson in the ring against Jim Crow -- American eugenics -- Jesse Owens and the German race -- A knockout blow to race science -- The "scheming, flashy trickiness" of Jews -- pt. 5. Nature or nurture? -- The integration of sports -- The sixties -- Sports and IQ -- Winning the genetic lottery -- The environmentalist case against innate black superiority in sports -- pt. 6. What about women? -- The superiority of white female athletes -- East Germany's sports machine -- The Renaissance of the Black female athlete -- pt. 7. Final thoughts. -- A genteel way to say "Nigger"?
Control code
ocm42021494
Dimensions
24 cm.
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
ix, 387 p.
Isbn
9781891620393
Lccn
99041889
Other physical details
ill.
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9781586480264
  • (OCoLC)42021494
Label
Taboo : why Black athletes dominate sports and why we are afraid to talk about it, Jon Entine
Link
http://www.h-net.org/review/hrev-a0c9i9-aa
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [346]-374) and index
Contents
pt. 1. The taboo. -- Breaking the taboo on race and sports -- The education of Sir Roger -- pt. 2. The evidence. -- By the numbers -- The most level playing field -- Nature's experiment : the "Kenyan miracle" -- pt. 3. History of race science and sports. -- "More brains or more ..." -- Evolution (of great athletes) -- Race without color : the history of human differences -- The origins of race science -- pt. 4. The segregation and integration of sports. -- The superiority of white athletes -- Jack Johnson in the ring against Jim Crow -- American eugenics -- Jesse Owens and the German race -- A knockout blow to race science -- The "scheming, flashy trickiness" of Jews -- pt. 5. Nature or nurture? -- The integration of sports -- The sixties -- Sports and IQ -- Winning the genetic lottery -- The environmentalist case against innate black superiority in sports -- pt. 6. What about women? -- The superiority of white female athletes -- East Germany's sports machine -- The Renaissance of the Black female athlete -- pt. 7. Final thoughts. -- A genteel way to say "Nigger"?
Control code
ocm42021494
Dimensions
24 cm.
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
ix, 387 p.
Isbn
9781891620393
Lccn
99041889
Other physical details
ill.
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9781586480264
  • (OCoLC)42021494

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