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No Win Race - A Story of Belonging, Britishness and Sport (Hardcover)
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No Win Race - A Story of Belonging, Britishness and Sport (Hardcover)
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Loot Price R515
Discovery Miles 5 150
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A SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR A FINANCIAL TIMES SPORTS
BOOK OF THE YEAR LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE
YEAR 'Personal, political, powerful and about so much more than
race and sport.' Bernadine Evaristo In the eighties, black
footballers emerged from the dressing room to find bananas being
hurled from the stands. But the abuse didn't stop at the full-time
whistle - racial harassment in sport mirrored the experience of
many in society. As a kid from the East End, Derek Bardowell found
solace in the success of black athletes. It is what bonded three
generations of his family. Yet even now, success on the field
seldom converts to power or justice away from it. No Win Race is
Bardowell's deeply personal exploration into the complexities and
biases implicit in being black in Britain, told through the prism
of sport. Covering the period between the Brixton 'riots' and
Brexit, this visceral, powerful book is for those who want an
honest insight into UK race relations, and for anyone who
understands that sport is more than just a game. 'This searching
exploration uses sports to examine questions of race and identity
... Bardowell does an excellent and passionate job of refracting
the issues within sport - the dearth of black football managers,
the lack of activism from black athletes who have made it into the
spotlight - into wider society.' Financial Times 'A painful
reflection of racism in British sport ... Bardowell ably
demonstrates the power of the media to determine the narratives
around these sporting lives. He flags up the false binaries often
promoted between good (patriotic) and bad (self-centred) black
sportswomen and men ... it's a valuable act of remembrance of
sporting stars who put their careers on the line in pursuit of a
moral right.' Observer
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