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Sports in American life : a history / Richard O. Davies.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xix, 422 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780470655467 (alk. paper)
  • 0470655461 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 796
Contents:
The emergence of organized sports, 1607-1860 -- Baseball : "this noble and envigorating [sic] game" -- The formative years of college football -- The modernization of American sports, 1865-1920 -- Baseball ascendant, 1890-1930 -- Playing nice : women and sports, 1860-1945 -- "An evil to be endured" : sports on campus, 1920-1950 -- Sports in an age of ballyhoo, depression, and war, 1920-1945 -- America's great dilemma -- Television changes the image of American sports -- College sports in the modern era -- Play for pay -- Do you believe in miracles? -- The persistent dilemma of race -- Playing nice no longer : women's sports, 1960-2012 -- "Only in America!" -- The democratization of sports.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) GV 583 D257s 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000112319

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The emergence of organized sports, 1607-1860 -- Baseball : "this noble and envigorating [sic] game" -- The formative years of college football -- The modernization of American sports, 1865-1920 -- Baseball ascendant, 1890-1930 -- Playing nice : women and sports, 1860-1945 -- "An evil to be endured" : sports on campus, 1920-1950 -- Sports in an age of ballyhoo, depression, and war, 1920-1945 -- America's great dilemma -- Television changes the image of American sports -- College sports in the modern era -- Play for pay -- Do you believe in miracles? -- The persistent dilemma of race -- Playing nice no longer : women's sports, 1960-2012 -- "Only in America!" -- The democratization of sports.

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