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Black planet
facing race during an NBA season
By Shields, David S.
- ISBN
- 978-0-60960-452-6
- Publisher
- New York : Crown Publishers, c1999.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on August 1, 1999
Shields works from the intriguing premise that the national racial crisis plays itself out in the National Basketball Association. Predominantly white fans connect with black athletes, each camp shaping the other through mutual (mis)perception. A well-regarded novelist (Heroes; Dead Languages) and academic (English, Univ. of Washington), Shields shows off what he learned by following t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
