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Todd Boyd Basketball Jones (Hardback)
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- Condition
- Book Title
- Basketball Jones
- Publication Name
- Basketball Jones : America above the Rim
- Title
- Basketball Jones
- Subtitle
- America Above the Rim
- Contributor
- Kenneth L. Shropshire (Edited by)
- Format
- Hardcover
- ISBN-10
- 0814713157
- EAN
- 9780814713150
- ISBN
- 9780814713150
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Genre
- Sports & Hobbies
- Release Year
- 2000
- Release Date
- 01/09/2000
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 0.6in
- Item Length
- 9in
- Item Weight
- 23.5 Oz
- Publication Year
- 2000
- Type
- Textbook
- Item Width
- 6in
- Number of Pages
- 288 Pages
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It Began With Magic, Bird, and Dr. J. Then came Michael. The Dream Team. The WNBA. And, most recently, Latrell Sprewell -- American Dream or American Nightmare? -- the embodiment of everything many believe is wrong -- and others believe is exciting -- about the game.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
New York University Press
ISBN-10
0814713157
ISBN-13
9780814713150
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1658049
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Basketball Jones : America above the Rim
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2000
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
23.5 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Gv889.26.B28 2000
Reviews
"Contrary to what one might suspect, Basketball Jones is about much more than just the game of basketball. Using basketball as the central metaphor, the book is about America-its success stories, its failures, and its lingering possibilities. When you finish reading this landmark book, you will, like me, have a Basketball Jones-if you don't already!" -Arianna Huffington,author of How to Overthrow the Government, A brilliant work of cultural criticism. Boyd and Shropshire bring together an impressive array of fresh voices who shed new light on the central metaphor of black popular culture: basketball. Basketball Jones is a thrilling and edifying read., "Contrary to what one might suspect, Basketball Jones is about much more than just the game of basketball. Using basketball as the central metaphor, the book is about America-its success stories, its failures, and its lingering possibilities. When you finish reading this landmark book, you will, like me, have a Basketball Jones-if you don't already!" --,, Scholarly but never stuffy, a compendium of wisdom on a game which helped define the late 20th century and will no doubt define the 21st. Basketball is the top aspiration-a veritable lifestyle-for generations of black boys, the source of massive wealth and empty hoop dreams, and now the inspiration for a very fine book. Be sure and satisfy this Jones., "A brilliant work of cultural criticism. Boyd and Shropshire bring together an impressive array of fresh voices who shed new light on the central metaphor of black popular culture: basketball. Basketball Jones is a thrilling and edifying read." -Michael Eric Dyson,author of I May Not Get There with You: The True Martin Luther King, Jr., "Contrary to what one might suspect, Basketball Jones is about much more than just the game of basketball. Using basketball as the central metaphor, the book is about America-its success stories, its failures, and its lingering possibilities. When you finish reading this landmark book, you will, like me, have a Basketball Jones-if you don't already!" --, -Arianna Huffington,syndicated columnist and author of How to Overthrow the Government, "Scholarly but never stuffy, a compendium of wisdom on a game which helped define the late 20th century and will no doubt define the 21st. Basketball is the top aspiration-a veritable lifestyle-for generations of black boys, the source of massive wealth and empty hoop dreams, and now the inspiration for a very fine book. Be sure and satisfy this Jones." - Farai Chideya, author ofThe Color of Our Future, "Contrary to what one might suspect, Basketball Jones is about much more than just the game of basketball. Using basketball as the central metaphor, the book is about America-its success stories, its failures, and its lingering possibilities. When you finish reading this landmark book, you will, like me, have a Basketball Jones-if you don't already!" --, - Arianna Huffington, syndicated columnist and author of How to Overthrow the Government, No scrubs here. Basketball Jones is an All-Star extravaganza on the page, featuring the nation's best hoopologists. From dunking to Larry Bird to the WNBA, these writers cover Bball America coast to coast, in black and white and shades of gray. If you talk the game, this book will give you plenty to talk about., "Scholarly but never stuffy, a compendium of wisdom on a game which helped define the late 20th century and will no doubt define the 21st. Basketball is the top aspiration-a veritable lifestyle-for generations of black boys, the source of massive wealth and empty hoop dreams, and now the inspiration for a very fine book. Be sure and satisfy this Jones." -Farai Chideya,author of The Color of Our Future, "No scrubs here. Basketball Jones is an All-Star extravaganza on the page, featuring the nation's best hoopologists. From dunking to Larry Bird to the WNBA, these writers cover Bball America coast to coast, in black and white and shades of gray. If you talk the game, this book will give you plenty to talk about." - Royce Webb, SportsJones.com, "No scrubs here. Basketball Jones is an All-Star extravaganza on the page, featuring the nation's best hoopologists. From dunking to Larry Bird to the WNBA, these writers cover Bball America coast to coast, in black and white and shades of gray. If you talk the game, this book will give you plenty to talk about." -Royce Webb,SportsJones.com, "A brilliant work of cultural criticism. Boyd and Shropshire bring together an impressive array of fresh voices who shed new light on the central metaphor of black popular culture: basketball. Basketball Jones is a thrilling and edifying read." - Michael Eric Dyson, author ofI May Not Get There with You: The True Martin Luther King, Jr.
Copyright Date
2000
Topic
Business Aspects, Sociology of Sports, Basketball
Lccn
00-008320
Dewey Decimal
796.323/0973
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
21
Genre
Sports & Recreation
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