American National Pastimes - A History

Summary

This book examines how sports have evolved into essential elements in forging nationhood in American history. From horse racing, hunting, and prize fighting in the colonial era and early republic to the grand troika of baseball, basketball, and football more than two centuries later, sport has long been at the centre of debates about national id

Product details

• Authors: Mark (Pennsylvania State University Dyreson
• Assisted by: Mark Dyreson (Editor), Dyreson Mark (Editor), Jaime Schultz (Editor), Schultz Jaime (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.12.2020
• EAN: 9780367738730
• ISBN: 978-0-367-73873-0
• No. of pages: 284
• Series: Sport in the Global Society - Historical Perspectives
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; USA, HISTORY / United States / General, SPORTS & RECREATION / History, history of sport, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas