Sports in American Life
Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd) (Verlag)
978-1-4051-0647-4 (ISBN)
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This richly documented book traces the evolution of American sports from the colonial period to the present. The narrative is organized around the argument that sports have been a significant social force throughout American history. * Emphasizes the social, economic, and cultural interaction between sports and larger issues, such as gender, race, and class. * Includes 50 photographs of key events and figures in the history of American sports. * Written in a compelling, narrative style to engage undergraduate students.
Richard O. Davies is University Foundation Professor of History at the University of Nevada, Reno. He is the author or editor of twelve books, including America's Obsession: Sports and Society Since 1945 (1994), and Main Street Blues: The Decline of Small-Town America (1998), which was named one of the top 25 books in American History by Choice. Although his publications range widely over the history of twentieth-century American history, he has in the past decade established himself as one of the leading scholars in the growing field of American sports history.
Acknowledgments. Introduction. 1. Games the Colonists Played. 2. Emergence of Organized Sports, 1815-1860. 3. "This Noble and Envigorating Game". 4. Formative Years of College Football. 5. Sports and the Emergence of Modern America, 1865-1920. 6. Baseball Ascendant, 1890-1930. 7. "An Evil to be Endured," Sports on Campus, 1920-1950. 8. Sports in an Age of Ballyhoo, Depression, and War, 1920-1945. 9. America's Great Dilemma. 10. Television Changes the Face of American Sports. 11. College Sports in the Modern Era. 12. Play For Pay. 13. Do You Believe in Miracles?. 14. The Persistent Dilemma of Race. 15. "Only In America". 16. The Democratization of Sports. Notes. References. Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 18.12.2006 |
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| Zusatzinfo | 50 illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Chicester |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 187 x 263 mm |
| Gewicht | 1118 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4051-0647-6 / 1405106476 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4051-0647-4 / 9781405106474 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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