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From The Publisher: This Richly Documented Book Traces The Evolution Of American Sports From The Colonial Period To The Present. The Narrative Is Organized Around The Argument That Sports Have Been A Significant Social Force Throughout American History. Emphasizes The Social, Economic, And Cultural Interaction Between Sports And Larger Issues, Such As Gender, Race, And Class. Includes 50 Photographs Of Key Events And Figures In The History Of American Sports. Written In A Compelling, Narrative Style To Engage Undergraduate Students. Games The Colonists Played -- The Emergence Of Organized Sports, 1815-1860 -- This Noble And Envigorating Game -- The Persistent Dilemma Of Race -- Only In America! -- The Democratization Of Sports. Richard O. Davies. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [448]-471) And Index.

Author

Richard O. Davies

Publisher

Blackwell Publishing Limited

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9781405106481

Subjects

Anthropology, History, Sociology