The Impact and Legacy Years, 1941, 1947, 1968
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | The historical record of human achievement by the United States of America in the twentieth century is enormous and sometimes miraculous when being described. The past one hundred years' list of accomplishments far surpasses those of any other period of time. The history of the twentieth century stands the test of comparison as the sun sets on the second millennium. The inventions such as electricity, computers, automobiles, telephones, talking motion pictures, commercial radio, television,...more
Not the Triumph but the Struggle: The 1968 Olympics and the Making of the Black Athlete
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 5 Date: 2002-12-24 Summary: It changed the way I watch TV! ... I learned so much from this book. I thought that it might be too hard to read, but it was worth it: I will never watch sports -- especially the Olympics -- the same way again. There's too much to list contained here: the Olympics, the media, race, sexuality, women -- it goes on and on. I think everyone should read it. ...more
[2] Rating: 5 Date: 2005-03-17 Summary: Delivers. ... This book has the goods - it is very serious, not a typical sports book, but it teaches at every level. Civil Rights. Science. Women. Black Power. It is tough to think of what it leaves out. Starts slow, but really picks up and by the time it is done, it's like you've been watching PBS for two hours and didn't feel it. Learn. ...more
[3] Rating: 5 Date: 2004-07-26 Summary: An important work on the culture of race and racism ... A work that provides insight into how race is understood and projected in U.S. society -- and the world -- and where its ties to nation, class, gender, etc. come into play most dramatically. This exploration of the black power movement at the Mexico City olympics is a critical examination of a multitude of topics: television, sports, civil rights, humanity, globality -- the list is varied and important. Complex, complicated, interesting, imperative. A learning experience for all who turn its pages. ...more
[4] Rating: 4 Date: 2004-12-19 Summary: Much more than what you see on the cover ... This book really helped to open my eyes about the events surrounding the 1968 Olympics. More than that, it also talks about many other significant issues such as women's roles during that time, the way certain people saw various events before, during, and after the times. Be prepared to be patient when you read this. Dr. Bass takes her time and goes way back with her research leading up to the games in the late 60's. There were some areas I was not too interested in, such as some scientists' claims that black superiority ...more
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | Jesse Owens. Muhammad Ali. Michael Jordan. Tiger Woods. All are iconic black athletes, as are Tommie Smith and John Carlos, the two African American track and field medalists who raised black-gloved fists on the victory dais at the Mexico City Olympics and brought all of the roiling American racial politics of the late 1960s to a worldwide television audience. But few of those viewers fully realized what had led to this demonstration-events that included the assassination of Dr. Martin...more
Before the Eyes of the World: Mexico and the 1968 Olympic Games
Feature: ... ISBN13: 9780875803883; Condition: NEW; Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. ...more
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Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | Mexican leaders eagerly anticipated the attention that hosting the world s most visible sporting event would bring, yet they could not have predicted the array of conflicts that would play out before the eyes of the world during the notorious 1968 Mexico City Olympics. Following 20 years of economic growth and political stability known as the Mexican miracle Mexican policy makers escaped their prior image of being economically underdeveloped to successfully craft an image of a nation that...more
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