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Asking how and why so many French basketball players have joined the NBA and WNBA, Basketball Empire 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 journalists, league directors and coaches past and present, it uncovers the transatlantic networks and complex Franco-American relations that have nurtured a mutual exchange of culture, technical skill and knowledge. These first-hand accounts, supported by media and government archives, show how these forms of sports diplomacy sowed the seeds of a basketball revolution and helped make the NBA a global cultural entity. Arguing that basketball is deeply indebted to France's colonial history and close, albeit complicated, relationship with the United States this book is about the creation of a cultural empire, and shows how sports can be the vehicle to build bridges between nations.
Asking how and why so many French basketball players have joined the NBA and WNBA, Basketball Empire 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 journalists, league directors and coaches past and present, it uncovers the transatlantic networks and complex Franco-American relations that have nurtured a mutual exchange of culture, technical skill and knowledge. These first-hand accounts, supported by media and government archives, show how these forms of sports diplomacy sowed the seeds of a basketball revolution and helped make the NBA a global cultural entity. Arguing that basketball is deeply indebted to France's colonial history and close, albeit complicated, relationship with the United States this book is about the creation of a cultural empire, and shows how sports can be the vehicle to build bridges between nations.
Acknowledgements
Glossary
Interview Subjects
Introduction
Prologue
Part I: Foundations
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
Part II: French in the USA
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
Part III: Going Global
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
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2023 |
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Genre: | Geschichte, Importe |
Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
ISBN-13: | 9781350384170 |
ISBN-10: | 1350384178 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Krasnoff, Lindsay Sarah |
Hersteller: | Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales) |
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
Maße: | 203 x 147 x 46 mm |
Von/Mit: | Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 07.09.2023 |
Gewicht: | 0,59 kg |
Acknowledgements
Glossary
Interview Subjects
Introduction
Prologue
Part I: Foundations
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
Part II: French in the USA
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
Part III: Going Global
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
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2023 |
---|---|
Genre: | Geschichte, Importe |
Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
ISBN-13: | 9781350384170 |
ISBN-10: | 1350384178 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Krasnoff, Lindsay Sarah |
Hersteller: | Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales) |
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
Maße: | 203 x 147 x 46 mm |
Von/Mit: | Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 07.09.2023 |
Gewicht: | 0,59 kg |