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Subject(s)

• Sports—United States—History [Browse]
• Sports—Social aspects—United States—History [Browse]

Related name

• Wiggins, David K. [Browse]
• Gems, Gerald R. [Browse]

Series

Routledge Histories

Summary note

"The Routledge History of American Sport provides the first comprehensive overview of historical research in American sport from the early Colonial period to the present day. Considering sport through innovative themes and topics such as the business of sport, material culture and sport, the political uses of sport, and gender and sport, this text offers an interdisciplinary analysis of American leisure. Rather than moving chronologically through American history or considering the historical origins of each sport, these topics are dealt with organically within thematic chapters, emphasizing the influence of sport on American society. The volume is divided into eight thematic sections that include detailed original essays on particular facets of each theme. Focusing on how sport has influenced the history of women, minorities, politics, the media, and culture, these thematic chapters survey the major areas of debate and discussion. The volume offers a comprehensive view of the history of sport in America, pushing the field to consider new themes and approaches as well. Including a roster of contributors renowned in their fields of expertise, this ground-breaking collection is essential reading for all those interested in the history of American sport."--Provided by publisher.

Notes

Includes index.

Source of description

Description based on print version record.

Contents

• Part, Part I Introduction to American Sport History: Perspectives and Prospects
• chapter Introduction / LINDA J. BORISH DAVID K. WIGGINS GERALD R. GEMS
• chapter 1 Theory and Method in American Sport History / JOHN SOARES
• chapter 2 New Directions and Future Considerations in American Sport History / JAIME SCHULTZ
• chapter 3 The Wild West of Pedagogy: Thoughts on Teaching American Sport History / RYAN SWANSON
• part, Part II Sport and Education
• chapter 4 Progressive-Era Sport, Education, and Reform / BRIAN M. INGRASSIA
• chapter 5 Intercollegiate Sports / RONALD A. SMITH
• chapter 6 High School Sports / ROBERT PRUTER
• chapter 7 Youth Sports / DENNIS GILDEA
• part, Part III Race, Ethnicity, American Sport, and Identity
• chapter 8 Native American Sports / JOHN D. BLOOM
• chapter 9 African Americans and Sports / CHARLES H. MARTIN
• chapter 10 Latinos and Sport / ADRIAN BURGOS JR
• chapter 11 Irish Americans and Sport / RALPH C. WILCOX
• chapter 12 German Americans and Sport / ANNETTE R. HOFMANN
• chapter 13 Sport and Italian American Identity / GERALD R. GEMS
• chapter 14 Jews and American Sports / STEVEN A. RIESS
• chapter 15 Asian Americans and Sport / JOEL S. FRANKS
• part, Part IV Gender and American Sport
• chapter 16 The Historical Influence of Sport in the Lives of American Females / ROBERTA J. PARK
• chapter 17 Title IX, Race, and Recent Sport / SARAH K. FIELDS
• chapter 18 Sport and Masculinity / KEVIN B. WAMSLEY MACINTOSH ROSS
• chapter 19 Queering Fields and Courts: Considerations on LGBT Sport History / RITA LIBERTI
• part, Part V The Business of Sport
• chapter 20 Sport, Television, and the Media / RICHARD C. CREPEAU
• chapter 21 Commercialized Sport, Entrepreneurs, and Unions in Major League Baseball / BRAHAM DABSCHECK
• chapter 22 Play for Pay: Professional Sports and American Culture / RICHARD O. DAVIES
• chapter 23 Sport in American Film / DONALD J. MROZEK
• chapter 24 Hegemony and Identity: The Evolution of American Women's Participation in Active Sport Tourism / BRENDA P. WIGGINS MARGARET J. DANIELS
• part, Part VI Material Culture and Sport
• chapter 25 Playgrounds, Stadiums, and Country Clubs / ROBERT C. TRUMPBOUR
• chapter 26 Building American Muscle: A Brief History of Barbells, Dumbbells, and Pulley Machines / JAN TODD JASON SHURLEY
• chapter 27 Sport Training, Sport Science, and Technology / AMANDA N. SCHWEINBENZ
• part, Part VII Social Movements and Political Uses of Sport
• chapter 28 "Faster, Higher, Stronger"--And More Patriotic: American Olympic Narratives / MARK DYRESON TOM RORKE ADAM BERG
• chapter 29 American Military Sport from Colonial Times to the Twenty-First Century / WANDA ELLEN WAKEFIELD
• chapter 30 A Divided World: The U.S., the U.S.S.R., and Sport during the Cold War / CHRIS ELZEY
• part, Part VIII Facets of Sport in Recent American Culture
• chapter 31 Active Radicals: The Political Athlete in the Contemporary Moment / Contemporary Moment AMY BASS
• chapter 32 Alternative, Extreme (and Avant-Garde) Sport / ROBERT E. RINEHART
• chapter 33 Not Quite a Slam Dunk: Globalization and American Team Sports / JOHN NAURIGHT.

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ISBN

• 978-1-138-78675-2
• 1-78785-610-0
• 1-317-66250-4
• 1-315-76712-0
• 1-317-66249-0

OCLC

1018165805

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