Sports in American history : from colonization to globalization / Gerald R. Gems, Linda J. Borish and Gertrud Pfister

By:

Gems, Gerald R [author]

Contributor(s):

Borish, Linda J.;Pfister, Gertrud [co-author;co-author]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Illinois : Human Kinetcs, c2008Description: xi, 372 pages : illustrations ; 30 cmISBN:

9780736056212

Subject(s):

SPORTS -- HISTORY -- UNITED STATES

LOC classification:

GV 583 .G46 2008

Contents:

Chapter 1. Sporting Experiences in Colonial America, 1400-1750; Chapter 2. Sports and Pastimes in the American Revolutionary Era and Early National Period, 1750-1820; Chapter 3. Antebellum Health Reforms and Sporting Forms, 1820-1860; Chapter 4. Rise of Rationalized and Modern Sport, 1840-1870; Chapter 5. New Identities and Expanding Modes of Sport in the Gilded Age, 1870-1890; Chapter 6. American Sport and Social Change During the Progressive Era, 1890-1920; Chapter 7. Sport, Heroic Athletes, and Popular Culture, 1920-1950; Chapter 8. Sport as TV Spectacle, Big Business, and Political Site, 1950-1980; Chapter 9. Globalized Sport, 1980 - Present

Summary: Examines how women, minorities and ethnic and religious groups have influenced US sporting culture. This book gives students a broader knowledge of the complexities of sport, health and play in the American experience and how historical factors, such as gender, ethnicity, race and religion, provide an understanding of sports in American history.

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Books	National University - Manila	LRC - Annex General Circulation	Physical Education - Sports and Wellness	GC GV 583 .G46 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	c.1	Available		NULIB000006905

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Examines how women, minorities and ethnic and religious groups have influenced US sporting culture. This book gives students a broader knowledge of the complexities of sport, health and play in the American experience and how historical factors, such as gender, ethnicity, race and religion, provide an understanding of sports in American history.

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