ISBN:
9780415443647
,
9780415443654
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (x, 440 p)
,
ill., maps
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version Understanding American Sports
DDC:
306.4/83
Keywords:
Sports Social aspects
;
Recreation
Abstract:
Co-authored by two of the world's foremost experts on sports culture, one American and one European, this book draws on both the outsider's perspective and that of the insider to explain American sports culture. With extensive use of examples and illustrations, the development of American sport from the 19 th century until the present day is explained with reference to political, social, gender and economic issues
Description / Table of Contents:
BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; INTRODUCTION: OR - WHY DO WE NEED A BOOK LIKE THIS AND WHAT IS IT ALL ABOUT?; CHAPTER ONE: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE UNITED STATES; CHAPTER TWO: THE EVOLUTION OF AMERICAN SPORTS; CHAPTER THREE: A NATION OF IMMIGRANTS; CHAPTER FOUR: THE RELEVANCE OF BASEBALL; CHAPTER FIVE: FOOTBALL GAMES; CHAPTER SIX: COLLEGE SPORT; CHAPTER SEVEN: PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS IN AMERICAN SCHOOLS; CHAPTER EIGHT: PROFESSIONAL SPORT: DEVELOPMENT AND ORGANIZATION; CHAPTER NINE: FITNESS AND RECREATIONAL SPORT; CHAPTER TEN: SPORT AND RACE
Description / Table of Contents:
CHAPTER ELEVEN: WOMEN AND SPORT: THE LONG ROAD TO LIBERATIONCHAPTER TWELVE: THE CULTURAL IMPORTANCE OF SPORTS HEROES; CHAPTER THIRTEEN: SPORT, MEDIA, CONSUMPTION; CHAPTER FOURTEEN: SPORT AS BIG BUSINESS; GLOSSARY; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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