The New American Sport History - Recent Approaches and Perspectives (Paperback, New)

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, which also define the larger parameters of social and cultural history. It is the first anthology to situation sport history within the broader fields of social history and cultural studies. Contributors are Melvin L. Adelman, William J. Baker, Pamela L. Cooper, Mark Dyreson, Gerald R. Gems, Elliott J. Gorn, Allen Guttmann, Stephen H. Hardy, Peter Levine, Donald J. Mrozek, Michael Oriard, S. W. Pope, Benjamin G. Rader, Steven A. Riess, Nancy L. Struna, and David K. Wiggins.

General

Imprint:	University of Illinois Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Sport and Society
Release date:	December 1996
First published:	December 1996
Authors:	S. W Pope
Contributors:	Melvin L. Adelman • William J. Baker • Pamela L Cooper • Mark Dyreson • Gerald R. Gems • Elliott J Gorn • Allen Guttmann • Stephen Hardy • Peter Levine
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	448
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-252-06567-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > History > American history > General Promotions
LSN:	0-252-06567-0
Barcode:	9780252065675

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