Sport in America, Volume II From Colonial Leisure to Celebrity Figures and Globalization

Name: Sport in America, Volume II From Colonial Leisure to Celebrity Figures and Globalization
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ISBN: 9780736078863

ISBN-10: 073607886X

ISBN-13: 9780736078863

Edition: 2nd 2010

Authors: David K. Wiggins

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Sport in America: From Colonial Leisure to Celebrity Figures and Globalization , Volume II, presents 18 thought-provoking essays focusing on the changes and patterns in American sport during six distinct eras over the past 400 years. The selections are entirely different from those in the first volume, discussing diverse topics such as views of sport in the Puritan society of colonial New England, gender roles and the croquet craze of the 1800s, and the Super Bowl's place in contemporary sport. Each of the six parts includes an introduction to the essays, allowing readers to relate them to the cultural changes and influences of the period. Readers will find essays on well-known topics…

Book details

List price: $70.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Publication date: 11/11/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 464
Size: 7.20" wide x 10.24" long x 1.46" tall
Weight: 2.134
Language: English




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