The rise of American high school sports and the search for control, 1880-1930 / Robert Pruter.
The rise of American high school sports and the search for control, 1880-1930 / Robert Pruter.
The rise of American high school sports and the search for control, 1880-1930 / Robert Pruter.
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Publisher
Syracuse, New York : Syracuse University Press, 2013.
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G 2014/1868
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Language
English
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Physical content
xx, 417 pages ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Baseball and football pioneer high school sports -- The rise of schoolboy track and tennis -- The physical education movement and the campaign for control -- Educators impose institutional control -- Student resistance to control and reform -- Winter indoor sports fill the void -- New outdoor sports...
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Publisher
Syracuse, New York : Syracuse University Press, 2013.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2013.
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Summary
"Nearly half of all American high school students participate in sports teams. With a total of 7.6 million participants as of 2008, this makes the high school sports program in America the largest organized sports program in the world. Pruter's work traces the history of high school sports from the student-led athletic clubs of the 1800s through to...
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The rise of American high school sports and the search for control, 1880-1930 / Robert Pruter.
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Sports and entertainment.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2014/1868
Record Identifier
74VKvPLoj0XM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKvPLoj0XM
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ISBN
0815633149 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780815633143 (cloth : alk. paper)
DDC
796.04/20973
MMS ID
991021439329702626
