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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... century . To the old - guard and the new plutocrats , the spoils obviously accrued to those who deserved it most . THE RISE OF ULTRANATIONALISM While Social Darwinists in England and America struggled to ap- ply these new insights ...
... century . To the old - guard and the new plutocrats , the spoils obviously accrued to those who deserved it most . THE RISE OF ULTRANATIONALISM While Social Darwinists in England and America struggled to ap- ply these new insights ...
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... century , urban life meant boxing and playing basketball . In its earliest years , basketball was a " white " game and a haven for scores of immigrants who flooded the cities of the Northeast at the turn of the century . With no ...
... century , urban life meant boxing and playing basketball . In its earliest years , basketball was a " white " game and a haven for scores of immigrants who flooded the cities of the Northeast at the turn of the century . With no ...
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THE EVIDENCE | 15 |
The Most Level Playing Field | 29 |
The Kenyan Miracle | 43 |
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