Edition |
1st ed. |
Description |
xix, 223 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
Series |
Sports and entertainment
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
In the Beginning: Puritan Values, Private Schools, and Play -- Tom Brown at Home and Abroad -- The Name of the Game: Organize! -- Postwar Surge: More Schools, Sports, and Schedules -- Muscle and Manliness Indoors -- Scribes and Pundits -- Morality and Sport: Groton's Endicott Peabody -- Ringers and Other Skulduggery -- Faculty Leadership: From Permissive Observer to Vocal Advocate -- Finally, Athletics for All -- An Ending and a New Beginning. |
Subject |
School sports -- Social aspects.
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Boarding schools.
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Masculinity in sports.
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ISBN |
0815630824 (hardcover (cloth) : alk. paper) |
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9780815630821 (hardcover (cloth) : alk. paper) |
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