| Edition |
5th ed. |
| Description |
viii, 373 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Sports in early America -- The setting for nineteenth-century sports -- The sporting fraternity and its spectacles -- The rise of America's national game -- Nineteenth-century sporting communities -- The rise of intercollegiate sports -- The rise of organized youth sports , 1880-1920 -- The setting for organized sports, 1890-1950 -- The age of sports heroes -- Baseball's golden age -- The intercollegiate football spectacle -- The club sports go public -- The rise and decline of organized women's sports, 1890-1960 -- The setting of organized sports since 1950 -- Professional team sports in the age of television -- College sports in the age of television -- American sports in a global arena -- The African American quest for equity in sports -- The quest for equity in women's sports -- The athletes -- American sports: a concluding statement. |
| Subject |
Sports -- United States -- History.
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Sports -- Social aspects -- United States.
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| ISBN |
0130977500 |
|
9780130977502 |
| Standard No. |
YDXCP 1961804 |
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