Breaking barriers : a history of integration in professional basketball /
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Author / Creator: | Stark, Douglas (Douglas Andrew), 1972- author. |
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Imprint: | Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2019] |
Description: | 1 online resource |
Language: | English |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13584581 |
ISBN: | 9781442277540 1442277548 9781442277533 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |
Summary: | "This book charts the progress of integration in basketball, from the first black professional basketball player in 1902 to the modern game played by the likes of Stephen Curry and LeBron James. These crucial steps in the history of basketball are placed within the larger context of American history, making this book an essential addition to the literature on sports and race in America"-- |
Other form: | Print version: Stark, Douglas (Douglas Andrew), 1972- author. Breaking barriers Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2019] 9781442277533 |
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