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Fame to Infamy: Race, Sport, and the Fall from Grace
Contributor(s): Ogden, David C. (Editor), Rosen, Joel Nathan (Editor), Lule, Jack (Afterword by)

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 ISBN: 1617037117     ISBN-13: 9781617037115
Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
OUR PRICE: $36.75  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: December 2012
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BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies
- Sports & Recreation | History
- Sports & Recreation | Sociology Of Sports
Dewey: 796.089
Series: Margaret Walker Alexander Series in African American Studies
Physical Information: 0.51" H x 6" W x 9" L (0.73 lbs) 208 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
 
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Fame to Infamy: Race, Sport, and the Fall from Grace follows the paths of sports figures who were embraced by the general populace but who, through a variety of circumstances, real or imagined, found themselves falling out of favor. The contributors focus on the roles played by athletes, the media, and fans in describing how once-esteemed popular figures find themselves scorned by the same public that at one time viewed them as heroic, laudable, or otherwise respectable.

The book examines a wide range of sports and eras, and includes essays on Barry Bonds, Kirby Puckett, Mike Tyson, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa, Branch Rickey, Joe Louis and Max Schmeling, Michael Jordan, Wilt Chamberlain, and Jim Brown, as well as an afterword by noted scholar Jack Lule and an introduction by the editors. Fame to Infamy is an interdisciplinary volume encompassing numerous approaches in tracing the evolution of each subject's reputation and shifting public image.

Contributor Bio(s): Ogden, David C.: - David C. Ogden, Pacific Junction, Iowa, is associate professor of communication at the University of Nebraska at OmahaRosen, Joel Nathan: - Joel Nathan Rosen, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, is assistant professor of sociology at Moravian College. He is the author of The Erosion of the American Sporting Ethos: Shifting Attitudes toward Competition.
 
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