Blacks at the Net Black Achievement in the History of Tennis, Vol. II

Name: Blacks at the Net Black Achievement in the History of Tennis, Vol. II
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ISBN: 9780815608981

ISBN-10: 0815608985

ISBN-13: 9780815608981

Edition: 2008

Authors: Sundiata Djata

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In this book, the first volume dedicated to the subject, Sundiata Djata explores obstacles to performance such as the discrimination that kept blacks out of pro tennis for decades. He examines the role that this white sport traditionally played in the black community. And he provides keen insights into the politics of professional sports and the challenges faced by today's black players. The work's eventual two volumes will cover identity and black tennis in aboriginal Australia, North and South Africa, the Caribbean and the Americas.

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Publication date: 5/1/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.93" tall
Weight: 1.254
Language: English



Illustrations


Tables


Acknowledgments


Introduction



Yannick Noah: "Saga Africa"



Africa above the Kalahari



South Africa



Evonne Goolagong: Emerging from Down Under



The Caribbean and South America



Ronald Agenor: Making a Career on His Own



Image and Style: Is Image Everything?



Advertising and the Black Tennis Professional: Reaching Madison Avenue



Racial Identity: "Black and What!"



Obstacles to Blacks in Tennis


Conclusion: Visions of Hope


Notes


Glossary


Bibliography


Index