| Description |
viii, 269 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Sport and society
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-252) and index. |
| Contents |
Inventing the sporting republic -- Athens, 1896 : "See the conquering heroes come" -- Paris, 1900 : exhibiting American athletic nationalism -- St. Louis, 1904 : an "all-American" Olympics -- The limits of universal claims : how class, gender, race, and ethnicity shaped the sporting republic -- Athens, 1906, and London, 1908 : Uncle Sam was all right -- Stockholm, 1912 : the sporting republic's zenith -- The idea of a sporting republic : athletic technology, American political culture, and progressive visions of civilization -- The decline of the sporting republic. |
| Subject |
Sports and state.
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Nationalism and sports.
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Sports -- Social aspects.
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Olympics -- Philosophy.
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| ISBN |
0252066545 (pbk. : acid-free paper) |
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0252023498 (cloth : acid-free paper) |
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