The New American Sport History: Recent Approaches and Perspectives

(Part of the Sport and Society Series)

by S W. Pope

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In this collection, sixteen scholars explore topics as diverse as the historical debate over black athletic superiority, the selling of sport in society, the eroticism of athletic activity, sexual fears of women athletes, and the marketing of the marathon.

In line with the changing nature of sport history as a field of study, the essays focus less on traditional topics and more on themes of class, gender, race, ethnicity, and national identity,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0252065670

ISBN13:9780252065675

Release Date:December 1996

Publisher:University of Illinois Press

Length:448 Pages

Weight:1.40 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 5.9" x 8.9"

Related Subjects

Education & Reference History History of Sports Miscellaneous Reference Sports & Outdoors Sports & Recreation

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