The Power of Sports: Media and Spectacle in American Culture

(Part of the Postmillenial Pop Series)

by Michael Serazio

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A provocative, must-read investigation that both appreciates the importance of--and punctures the hype around--big-time contemporary American athletics

In an increasingly secular, fragmented, and distracted culture, nothing brings Americans together quite like sports. On Sundays in September, more families worship at the altar of the NFL than at any church. This appeal, which cuts across all demographic and ideological lines, makes...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1479887315

ISBN13:9781479887316

Release Date:April 2019

Publisher:New York University Press

Length:400 Pages

Weight:1.05 lbs.

Dimensions:1.3" x 6.2" x 9.1"

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