Includes bibliographical references (pages 437-479) and index.
Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Can't Knock the Hustle: Individualism in Hip-Hop, Hoops, and the Drug Culture; 2. Peddling the Street: Gangsta Wannabes, Allen Iverson, and Black Masculinity; 3. Power Game: Ron Artest, Latrell Sprewell, and Politics in the NBA; 4. The Last White Superstar: Larry Legend and White Nostalgia; 5. My Dad Was a Military Man: Bob Knight, Paternalism, and Hoosier History; 6. The New Globetrotters: Why the NBA Outsources Talent; Conclusion; Bibliographic Essay.
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From its birth as interdependent towns on the Missouri River frontier to its emergence as a metropolis straddling two states, Omaha-Council Bluffs has been one of the great urban construction projects in the nation's history. Upstream Metropolis provides the first comprehensive history of this unique urban region that ranks 60th among the 370 major metropolitan areas in the United States. Drawing on local newspapers and historical archives, the authors deliver an anecdote-rich account of how and why a large metropolitan area developed in this spot. They also explain why it grew so big-and no bigger-but could never have remained two small towns.
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Upstream metropolis.
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City and town life-- Iowa-- Council Bluffs-- History.