Synopses & Reviews
Review
"Black Planet accomplishes a rare feat by tackling race head on, gamely examining what Shields calls 'white people's reverence for, resentment toward, and colonization of black people's bodies.' " Chicago Tribune
Review
"Black Planet is a funny, wickedly observant, highly intelligent book about Us and Them, I and Thou, black and white, male and female, parent and child, spectator and star." Jonathan Raban
Synopsis
A timely and provocative look at racial attitudes and perceptions as chronicled by a critically acclaimed author and avid basketball fan during his season-long close observation of a single NBA team.
About the Author
David Shields' previous books are Remote, Dead Languages, A Handbook for Drowning, and Heroes.