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Tyson: Nurture of the Beast
Beast. Monster. Savage. Psycho. The glowering menace of Mike Tyson has spooked us for almost two decades. And still we remain fascinated. Why? Ellis Cashmore's answer is disturbing: white society has created Tyson as vengeance for the loss of privilege produced by civil rights.
Cashmore's eviscerating analysis of Tyson's life and the culture in which he grew up, rose to pr...more
Cashmore's eviscerating analysis of Tyson's life and the culture in which he grew up, rose to pr...more
Paperback, 200 pages
Published
February 1st 2005
by Polity Press
(first published January 14th 2005)
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Probably the best sports-related book I have ever read. This is a deep analysis of Tyson and his perception by the public with some surprising conclusions.
Cashmore is not an ordinary sports journalist, but a professor in sociology and sports and it shows throughout his scientific apporach.
Cashmore is not an ordinary sports journalist, but a professor in sociology and sports and it shows throughout his scientific apporach.
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