Passion of Tiger Woods An Anthropologist Reports on Golf, Race, and Celebrity Scandal |
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| Author:
| Starn, Orin |
| ISBN: | 978-1-283-33524-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2011 |
| Publisher: | Duke University Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $69.95 |
Book Description:
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This book examines the career of Tiger Woods, from child star to global sports celebrity. Starn shows that while the scandal following the revelation of Tiger's infidelities was like many similar media-generated scandals of recent years, by examining the way Woods was seen afterwards, we can learn a lot about race and sex in contemporary America.
This book examines the career of Tiger Woods, from child star to global sports celebrity. Starn shows that while the scandal following the revelation of Tiger's infidelities was like many similar media-generated scandals of recent years, by examining the way Woods was seen afterwards, we can learn a lot about race and sex in contemporary America.