Taboo: Why Black Athletes Dominate Sports And Why We're Afraid To Talk About ItPublicAffairs, 10 янв. 2001 г. - Всего страниц: 400 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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... Kenya is the hands - down best at both middle- and long - dis- tance running . At Boston , considered the world's premier marathon , Kenyan men have not lost since 1990. Even the slow Kenyans leave the rest of the pack behind . Each ...
... Kenya is the hands - down best at both middle- and long - dis- tance running . At Boston , considered the world's premier marathon , Kenyan men have not lost since 1990. Even the slow Kenyans leave the rest of the pack behind . Each ...
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... Kenya represents the greatest concentration of raw athletic talent in the history of sports . “ As far as Kalenjin running is concerned , " observes John Manners , a former Peace Corps teacher in Kenya and author of two books on Kenyan ...
... Kenya represents the greatest concentration of raw athletic talent in the history of sports . “ As far as Kalenjin running is concerned , " observes John Manners , a former Peace Corps teacher in Kenya and author of two books on Kenyan ...
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... Kenyan Running ( London : Frank Cass , 1996 ) , 148 . 15. John Manners email , June 4 , 1999 . 16. Marc Bloom , " Kenyan Runners in the US Face Bitter Taste of Success , " New York Times , April 16 , 1998 , A1 . 17. Quoted in ibid ...
... Kenyan Running ( London : Frank Cass , 1996 ) , 148 . 15. John Manners email , June 4 , 1999 . 16. Marc Bloom , " Kenyan Runners in the US Face Bitter Taste of Success , " New York Times , April 16 , 1998 , A1 . 17. Quoted in ibid ...
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THE EVIDENCE | 15 |
The Most Level Playing Field | 29 |
The Kenyan Miracle | 43 |
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