More Than Just a Game - Sports in American Life Since 1945

Informationen zum Autor Kathryn Jay Klappentext More Than Just a Game tracks the explosion of the sports industry in the United States since 1945 and how it has shaped class! racial! gender! and national identities. By examining both professional and intercollegiate sports such as baseball! football! basketball! golf! tennis! and stock car racing! Kathryn Jay looks at the impact of packaging! salary! hype! corporate sponsorship! drug use! and the presence of women and African American players. Jay also considers the persistent belief that sports encourage good citizenship and morality despite a rise in cheating and violent behavior and an unabashed emphasis on financial gain. More Than Just a Game is a fascinating exploration of a phenomenon that has engaged the American imagination and thrilled fans for decades. Zusammenfassung This book examines major sports! both professional and intercollegiate! from baseball! football! and basketball to golf! tennis! stock car racing! and extreme sports! to explain how sports became a multibillion-dollar industry as well as a major influence on and reflection of American society. Jay also shows how sports have helped shape racial! gender! national! and class identities. Inhaltsverzeichnis IntroductionSports! the American WayAn Athletic Cold WarA Brave New WorldMaking Sense of the SixtiesWalking the Picket Line and Fighting for RightsCompeting on the Open MarketHigh-Priced Heroes Go Global

Product details

• Authors: Kathryn Jay, Jay Kathryn
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.04.2006
• EAN: 9780231125352
• ISBN: 978-0-231-12535-2
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Columbia Histories of Modern American Life; Columbia Histories of Modern A; Columbia Histories of Modern American Life
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Ball sport; Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; SPORTS & RECREATION / General, HISTORY / United States / General, Sports & outdoor recreation, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, History: specific events and topics, History of the Americas, Sports and Active outdoor recreation