The Revolt of the Black Athlete (Sport and Society) - Hardcover

Edwards, Harry

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0252041070 ISBN 13: 9780252041075

Publisher: University of Illinois Press, 2017

Synopsis

The Revolt of the Black Athlete hit sport and society like an Ali combination. This Fiftieth Anniversary edition of Harry Edwards's classic of activist scholarship arrives even as a new generation engages with the issues he explored. Edwards's new introduction and afterword revisit the revolts by athletes like Muhammad Ali, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Tommie Smith, and John Carlos. At the same time, he engages with the struggles of a present still rife with racism, double-standards, and economic injustice. Again relating the rebellion of black athletes to a larger spirit of revolt among black citizens, Edwards moves his story forward to our era of protests, boycotts, and the dramatic politicization of athletes by Black Lives Matter. Incisive yet ultimately hopeful, The Revolt of the Black Athlete is the still-essential study of the conflicts at the interface of sport, race, and society.

About this title

Book Description:

The Fiftieth Anniversary edition of the pioneering study of sport and struggle

About the Author:

Harry Edwards is professor emeritus of sociology at the University of California, Berkeley. He was the architect of the Olympic Project for Human Rights and his work has focused on the experiences of African-American athletes. His other books include The Struggle that Must Be: An Autobiography.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0252041070
• ISBN 13: 9780252041075
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 186