American sports : from the age of folk games to the age of televised sports / Benjamin G. Rader.
American sports : from the age of folk games to the age of televised sports / Benjamin G. Rader.
American sports : from the age of folk games to the age of televised sports / Benjamin G. Rader.
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Publisher
Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson/Prentice Hall, c2009.
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N796.0973/20
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Language
English
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Physical content
p. cm.
Contents
1. Sports in Early America -- 2. The Setting for Nineteenth-Century Sports -- 3. The Sporting Fraternity and Its Spectacles -- 4. The Rise of America s National Game -- 5. Nineteenth-Century Sporting Communities -- 6. The Rise of Intercollegiate Sports -- 7. The Rise of Organized Youth Sports, 1880-...
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Publisher
Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson/Prentice Hall, c2009.
Edition
6th ed.
Place of Publication
New Jersey
Date Published
c2009.
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Summary
"Completely updated and revised, American Sports sets sports in a social-cultural historical context. This highly-acclaimed text offers a reflective, analytical history of American sports from the colonial era to the present. With a focus on the historical relationship between sports, and gender, class, race, ethnicity, religion, and region, this t...
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American sports : from the age of folk games to the age of televised sports / Benjamin G. Rader.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c2009.
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N796.0973/20
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74VM4G4PGjNb
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ISBN
0205665152
9780205665150
DDC
796.0973
MMS ID
991001486849702626
