City Games The Evolution of American Urban Society and the Rise of Sports

Name: City Games The Evolution of American Urban Society and the Rise of Sports
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ISBN: 9780252062162

ISBN-10: 0252062167

ISBN-13: 9780252062162

Edition: 1989

Authors: Steven A. Riess

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Investigative reporters Newfield (NY Daily News) and Barrett (Village Voice) attempt to expose the Koch administration's descent into corruption and criminality. No bibliography. Dealing primarily with the time of the industrial radial city (1870-1960), Riess (history, Northeastern Illinois U.) examines the complex interrelationship and interdependence of sport and the city. He shows how demographic growth, evolving spatial arrangements, social reform, the formation of class and ethnic subcultures, the expansion of urban government, and the rise of political machines and crime syndicates all interacted to influence the development of American sport. Heavily annotated, with many striking…

Book details

List price: $28.00
Copyright year: 1989
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Publication date: 3/1/1991
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English