Sport in American Society

Zusatztext "In Sport and American Society: Exceptionalism, Insularity and 'Imperialism', editors Mark Dyreson and J. A. Mangan have assembled a strong selection of articles that explore how 'American sport contributes to historic and contemporary insularity, exceptionalism and imperialism' " Lane Demas Informationen zum Autor Mark Dyreson is an Associate Professor of Kinesiology at Pennsylvania State University J. A. Mangan is Emeritus Professor at the University of Strathclyde Klappentext Offers a systematic inquiry into American insularity! exceptionalism and imperialism! from a symbolic rejection of British rule and British sports to the status of sports such as baseball and basketball in the face of globalization. This collection of essays relates common threads of discussion from politics and economics to the sporting arena. Zusammenfassung The first systematic inquiry into American insularity, exceptionalism and imperialism with a collection of provocative essays relating common threads of discussion from politics and economics to the sporting arena. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Benevolent America: Rural Women, Recreation , Sport and Health Reform in Antibellum New England 2. Aggressive America: Media Nationalism and the ‘War’Over Olympic Pictures in Sport’s Golden Age 3. Insular America: The NBA Began in Akron? The Midwest Conference in the Thirties 4. Integrated America: Baseball Black and White - Jackie Robinson , Critical Events, Race and Nation 5. Non- Integrated America: Baseball not Black and White – Jackie Robinson, Decolonization and World Baseball 6. Reformist America: The Oberlin Experiment: The limits of Jack Scott’s 'Athletic Revolution' in post 1960s America 7. Community America: Who ‘owns’ Wrigley Field? 8. Exceptionalist America: American Sports Fans’ Reaction to Globalization 9. Rejected America: Adolfo Lugue, Anti Americanism and Cubanidad 10. Challenged America: China and America- Women and Sport - Past, Present and Future ...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: M Dyreson, Boria Majumdar, J.A. Mangan
• Con la collaborazione di: Mark Dyreson (Editore), Mark (Pennsylvania State University Dyreson (Editore), Dyreson Mark (Editore), J. A. Mangan (Editore), J. A. (University of Strathclyde Mangan (Editore), Mangan J. A. (Editore), Boria Majumdar (Editore della collana), J. A. Mangan (Editore della collana)
• Editore: Routledge Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 12.02.2007
• EAN: 9780415399647
• ISBN: 978-0-415-39964-7
• Dimensioni: 185 mm x 252 mm x 25 mm
• Serie: Sport in the Global Society; Sport in the Global Society
• Categorie: Libri scolastici > Didattica > Formazione professionale; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Opere generiche, enciclopedie; History, Popular Culture, SPORTS & RECREATION / General, history of sport, Humanities, SPORTS & RECREATION / Cultural & Social Aspects