{"product_id":"gift-and-grit-race-sports-and-the-construction-of-social-debt-hardback-9781009584081","title":"Gift and Grit; Race, Sports, and the Construction of Social Debt (Hardback) 9781009584081","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGift and Grit\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eRace, Sports, and the Construction of Social Debt\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA history of how the sports industry has incubated racial ideas about advantage and social debt since the civil rights era.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJoseph Darda (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009584081, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 12 June 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e331 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm, 0.649 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… a nuanced analysis of the history of race and racism in American sport. Darda uses an impressive array of archival material, social media posts, newspaper accounts, films, novels, and academic secondary sources to argue that most athletes who are not white American men are presented as gifted athletes who owe a debt to the fans, teams, and ownership … Darda does a remarkable job of integrating arguments from literary theorists, cultural critics, sociologists, and historians to add a new perspective. He deftly weaves stories of individuals from the past and present to warn that without change, the future of sport remains problematic … Highly recommended.' S. K. Fields, CHOICE\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn 1998, Bill Clinton hosted a town hall on race and sports. 'If you've got a special gift,' the president said of athletes, 'you owe more back.' Gift and Grit shows how the sports industry has incubated racial ideas about advantage and social debt since the civil rights era by sorting athletes into two broad categories. The gifted athlete received something for nothing, we're told, and owes the team, the fan, the city, God, nation. The gritty athlete received nothing and owes no one. The distinction between gift and grit is racial, but also, Joseph Darda reveals, racializing: It has structured new racial categories and redrawn racial lines. Sports, built on an image of fairness, inform how we talk about advantage and deservedness in other domains, including immigration, crime, education, and labor. Gift and Grit tells the stories of Roger Bannister, Roberto Clemente, Martina Navratilova, Florence Griffith Joyner, and LeBron James – and the story their stories tell about the shifting meaning of race in America.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: The Natural's Bouquets\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Mismeasure of Sport\u003cbr\u003e 2. Roberto Clemente on the Black\/Brown Color Line\u003cbr\u003e 3. Black on Black\u003cbr\u003e 4. How the Student-Athlete Subsidizes the Amateur\u003cbr\u003e 5. Color Commentary\u003cbr\u003e 6. Draft Capital\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: Sports Norming\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of the Americas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of the Americas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20the%20Americas%20%5BHBJK%5D%22\"\u003eHBJK\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52415665242392,"sku":"9781009584081","price":78.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009584081i.jpg?v=1784421230","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/gift-and-grit-race-sports-and-the-construction-of-social-debt-hardback-9781009584081","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}