{"product_id":"ball-dont-lie-yago-colzas-9781439912423","title":"Ball Don't Lie: Myth, Genealogy, and Invention in the Cultures of Basketball","description":"\u003cp\u003ePro basketball player Rasheed Wallace often exclaimed the pragmatic truth \"\u003ci\u003eBall \u003c\/i\u003edon't lie!\" during a game. It is a protest against a referee's bad calls. But the slogan, which originated in pickup games, brings the reality of a racialized urban playground into mainstream American popular culture. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBall Don't Lie!, \u003c\/i\u003eYago Colás traces the various forms of power at work in the intersections between basketball and language from the game's invention to the present day. He critiques existing popular myths concerning the history of basketball, contextualizes them, and presents an alternative history of the sport inspired by innovations. Colás emphasizes the creative prerogative of players and the ways in which their innovations shape--and are shaped by--broader cultural and social phenomena.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBall Don't Lie! \u003c\/i\u003eshows that basketball cannot be reduced to a single, fixed or timeless essence but instead is a continually evolving exhibition of physical culture that flexibly adapts to and sparks changes in American society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Yago Colás\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1439912424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439912423\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Temple University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/05\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2016","brand":"Yago Colás","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065586757887,"sku":"9781439912423","price":79.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3aa05a5d-b0a2-4611-9344-2b81cfc94060.jpg?v=1768675956","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ball-dont-lie-yago-colzas-9781439912423","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}