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A SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEARA FINANCIAL TIMES SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEARLONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEARPersonal, 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 harassmentin 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 Raceis Bardowells 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

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      Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
      Published 4/16/2020 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780008305147
      978-0008305147
      ISBN-10 0008305145
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      Social discrimination and social justice Sport History of sport

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      Book Synopsis
      A SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEARA FINANCIAL TIMES SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEARLONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEARPersonal, 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 harassmentin 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 Raceis Bardowells 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

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