{"product_id":"basketball-empire-9781350384170","title":"Basketball Empire","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe National Basketball Association (NBA), founded over 75 years ago, is staging a 21st century takeover. Watched in 215 countries and territories worldwide, and with nearly one in three players born and trained overseas, it is no longer just about America. In this book, Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff shows how basketball''s global takeover could not have happened without France, exploring its interactions with the United States and colonial legacies with francophone Africa and the Afro-Caribbean. Taking us back to the very beginnings of basketball, she shows how remnants of empire have shaped the game.Asking how and why so many French basketball players have joined the NBA and WNBA, \u003ci\u003eBasketball Empire\u003c\/i\u003e explores what this has meant for the league and the players themselves. Going behind the scenes, it follows the generations of men and women who, since 1950, have followed their passion for the game to create a basketball breeding ground. Including interviews with players, sports journalis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith unparalleled originality, breadth, and research, the author - so well-versed in sports and diplomatic history on both sides of the Atlantic - shows how professional basketball swept across the world. The source material is breathtaking; the insights into Franco-American history are erudite and refreshing. Sports scholarship at its best! * Thomas W. Zeiler, Professor of History, University of Colorado Boulder, USA *\u003cbr\u003eLindsay Krasnoff is a matchless scholar and historian who sets the record straight on France and basketball. \u003ci\u003eBasketball Empire\u003c\/i\u003e weaves an epic revelatory tapestry; necessary, alive and relevant today and going forward. * David Hollander, Professor, NYU Tisch Institute for Global Sport, USA *\u003cbr\u003eRich with illuminating context and the voices of pioneering personalities, this fascinating and important book traces the birth, growth and spread of French basketball, highlighting its interplay with both the U.S. and francophone Africa and the Caribbean. BASKETBALL EMPIRE shows how the openness of a younger generation helped France create a powerful diplomatic instrument—a basketball culture all its own. * Alexander Wolff, author of Big Game, Small World: A Basketball Adventure *\u003cbr\u003eBig ball, small world. Sixty years ago, US pioneers traveled to France to teach basketball. Today, following the Tony Parkers, Sandrine Grudas or Nic Batums, young french ballers cook a new french cuisine in the NBA and WNBA. Chef Lindsay Krasnoff met them all and set the table for us, lucky readers! * Arnaud Lecomte, Basketball Grand reporter, L’Equipe, France *\u003cbr\u003eHer love and understanding of France shine through, and she is such a fluent writer. She hones in on the surprising americaphilia that runs through French popular culture, and explains how the transatlantic relationship is inflected by race and the legacy of French empire. This is a book that is about much more than basketball * Simon Kuper, Columnist for the Financial Times and author of Soccernomics *\u003cbr\u003eDr Lindsay Krasnoff's \u003ci\u003eBasketball Empire\u003c\/i\u003e is an All-Star account of Franco-US basketball relations in a global context. The importance of considering the francophone dimension - both France and where French influence has blended with others, most notably across Africa - in the development of Basketball globally is presented in a rich and thoughtful fashion. The diversity of the source material delivers a fascinating array of narratives sharing unexpected rallies, buzzer-beaters, and prospects for the next generation. \u003ci\u003eBasketball Empire\u003c\/i\u003e is a slam-dunk! * J Simon Rofe, Reader, University of Leeds, UK *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eGlossary\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eInterview Subjects\u003c\/i\u003e   Introduction                                                                                                                 Prologue                                                                                                                         \u003cb\u003ePart I: Foundations\u003c\/b\u003e 1.      “I Didn’t Go to France to Play Basketball” 1954-1960                                  2.      Basketball in Crisis, 1960-68                                       3.      Emulating an Idol, 1968-198 4.      Triangulating Foundations, 1968-1984           5.      New Waves, 1984-92                                                              6.      From the Dream Team to Sydney, 1992-2000                                                  \u003cb\u003ePart II: French in the USA\u003c\/b\u003e Global Scouting Report                                                                                               7.      Renaissance Man Boris Diaw                                                              8.      Transatlantic Champion Sandrine Gruda                                            9.      “We Did It!” Nicolas Batum and Marine Johannès                            10.  Representing Paris Diandra Tchatchouang and Evan Fournier                       11.  From Cholet to the NBA                                                                       \u003cb\u003ePart III: Going Global\u003c\/b\u003e Going Global in the Twenty-First Century                                                                 12.  Youth Pipelines                                                                        13.  “Rubbing Shoulders” with African Basketball                                    14.  Contributions to the NBA and WNBA                                               15.  La Vie en Bleu                                                                           Epilogue                                                                                                                         Selected Bibliography                                                                                                   Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738625421655,"sku":"9781350384170","price":23.21,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350384170.jpg?v=1720049696","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/basketball-empire-9781350384170","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}