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Understanding American Sports (Paperback)
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Since the nineteenth century the USA has served as an international
model for business, lifestyle and sporting success. Yet whilst the
language of sport seems to be universal, American sports culture
remains highly distinctive. Why is this so? How should we
understand American sport? What can we learn about America by
analyzing its sports culture? Understanding American Sports offers
discussion and critical analysis of the everyday sporting and
leisure activities of 'ordinary' Americans as well as the 'big
three' (football, baseball, basketball), and elite sports heroes.
Throughout the book, the development of American sport is linked to
political, social, gender and economic issues, as well as the
orientations and cultures of the multilayered American society with
its manifold regional, ethnic, social, and gendered diversities.
Topics covered include: American college sports the influence of
immigrant populations the unique status of American football the
emergence of women's sport in the USA With co-authors from either
side of the Atlantic, Understanding American Sports uses both the
outsider's perspective and that of the insider to explain American
sports culture. With its extensive use of examples and
illustrations, this is an engrossing and informative resource for
all students of sports studies and American culture.
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