Basketball Jones : America above the rim / edited by Todd Boyd and Kenneth L. Shropshire.
| Other author | Boyd, Todd. |
| Other author | Shropshire, Kenneth L. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : New York University Press, 2000. |
| Description | xx, 245 pages cm |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | America above the rim |
| Contents | Privileges and immunities for basketball stars and other sports heroes? / Charles J. Ogletree, Jr. -- Why baseball was the Black national pastime / Gerald Early -- Gladiators, gazelles, and groupies : basketball love and loathing / Julianne Malveaux -- Mo' money, mo' problems : keepin' it real in the post-Jordan era / Todd Boyd -- The white shadow / Larry Platt -- Deconstructing the NBA / Kenneth L. Shropshire -- Blue-collar law and basketball / Mark Conrad -- African American ownership : Bob Douglas and the Rens / Susan J. Rayl -- Incivility and basketball / Earl Smith -- Attacking the rim : the cultural politics of dunking / Davis W. Houck -- Retelevising a revolution : commercial basketball and a chat with Gil Scott-Heron / James Peterson -- Sheroes over the rim : a brave new women's basketball world / Tina Sloan Green and Alpha Alexander -- Who's got next? Gender, race, and the mediation of the WNBA / Tara McPherson -- View the world from American eyes : ball, Islam, and dissent in post-race America / Sohail Daulatzi -- Hoop dreams in Black and white : race and basketball movies / Aaron Baker. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 00008320 |
| ISBN | 0814713157 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0814713165 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | GV889.26 .B28 2000 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |