Format:
XLVII, 212 S.
,
Ill.
ISBN:
9781572334984
,
1572334983
Series Statement:
Sport and popular culture
Content:
Americanizing sport for a national culture. Sport and American identity. Two amateurism : the invention of an American tradition -- Inventing athletic prowess and benevolence. Three olympic spectacles and the redemption of the American ethos. "The national pastime" : baseball, professionalism, and nostalgia -- Holidays, patriotism, and sport. Thanksgiving football and national glory rituals. Fourth of July sporting celebrations -- War games and national vitality. Sport, fitness, and national preparedness. The World War I American military sporting experience
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Americanizing sport for a national culture. Sport and American identity. Two amateurism : the invention of an American tradition -- Inventing athletic prowess and benevolence. Three olympic spectacles and the redemption of the American ethos. "The national pastime" : baseball, professionalism, and nostalgia -- Holidays, patriotism, and sport. Thanksgiving football and national glory rituals. Fourth of July sporting celebrations -- War games and national vitality. Sport, fitness, and national preparedness. The World War I American military sporting experience
Language:
English
Subjects:
Sports Science
URL:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0710/2007005308.html
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