Taboo: Why Black Athletes Dominate Sports And Why We're Afraid To Talk About ItPublicAffairs, 5 авг. 2008 г. - Всего страниц: 352 In virtually every sport in which they are given opportunity to compete, people of African descent dominate. East Africans own every distance running record. Professional sports in the Americas are dominated by men and women of West African descent. Why have blacks come to dominate sports? Are they somehow physically better? And why are we so uncomfortable when we discuss this? Drawing on the latest scientific research, journalist Jon Entine makes an irrefutable case for black athletic superiority. We learn how scientists have used numerous, bogus "scientific" methods to prove that blacks were either more or less superior physically, and how racist scientists have often equated physical prowess with intellectual deficiency. Entine recalls the long, hard road to integration, both on the field and in society. And he shows why it isn't just being black that matters—it makes a huge difference as to where in Africa your ancestors are from.Equal parts sports, science and examination of why this topic is so sensitive, Taboois a book that will spark national debate. |
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... muscle composition to metabolic efficiency to skeletal structure that are genetically based, more pronounced in some populations, and critical to athletic performance. It may be breaking news to Edwards and Marks but it's conventional ...
... muscle composition to metabolic efficiency to skeletal structure that are genetically based, more pronounced in some populations, and critical to athletic performance. It may be breaking news to Edwards and Marks but it's conventional ...
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... muscle fibers. That's a perfect biomechanical package for distance running, but not so great for soccer or sprinting. In contrast, in Sydney, for the fifth Olympics in a row, all of the runners sprinting for gold in the 100 meters could ...
... muscle fibers. That's a perfect biomechanical package for distance running, but not so great for soccer or sprinting. In contrast, in Sydney, for the fifth Olympics in a row, all of the runners sprinting for gold in the 100 meters could ...
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... Muscle Research Institute (and author of the September 2000 Scientific American cover story, "Muscles and Genes,” on why athletes are born and not made). "There is no question about that." The Sydney Olympics underscored that reality ...
... Muscle Research Institute (and author of the September 2000 Scientific American cover story, "Muscles and Genes,” on why athletes are born and not made). "There is no question about that." The Sydney Olympics underscored that reality ...
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... muscles that react in different ways,” he said. It was an innocent enough statement, whether true or not, yet it provoked an immediate storm and inevitable back-pedaling. “God created all of us equally," said a chastened Nicklaus in ...
... muscles that react in different ways,” he said. It was an innocent enough statement, whether true or not, yet it provoked an immediate storm and inevitable back-pedaling. “God created all of us equally," said a chastened Nicklaus in ...
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... muscular in the lower body than Caribbean blacks as a result of their Native Indian heritage) having the toughest time.” The largely black Dominican Republic, which currently has more than ninety players in the major leagues, is a ...
... muscular in the lower body than Caribbean blacks as a result of their Native Indian heritage) having the toughest time.” The largely black Dominican Republic, which currently has more than ninety players in the major leagues, is a ...
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