American Sports: From the Age of Folk Games to the Age of Televised Sports (4th Edition) - Softcover
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American Sports offers a reflective, analytical history of American sports from the colonial era to the present. Readers will focus on the diverse relationships between sports and class, gender, race, ethnicity, religion and region, and understand how these interactions can bind diverse groups together. By considering the economic, social and cultural factors that have surrounded competitive sports, readers will understand how sports have reinforced or challenged the values and behaviors of society.
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The revised edition of this widely-acclaimed book offers a gracefully written, analytical history of American sports from the colonial era to the present. It gives special attention to the historical relationship between sports and such major social cleavages as class, race, ethnicity, gender, region and the power that sports have exercised in binding diverse peoples together.
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American Sports: From the Age of Folk Games to the Age of Televised Sports (4th Edition)
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Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 1998
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ISBN 13: 9780130801128
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American Sports: From The Age Of Folk Games To The Age Of Televised Sports: Fourth Edition
Published by
Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 1999
ISBN 10: 0130801127
ISBN 13: 9780130801128
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Softcover. Condition: Good. Fourth Edition. The books text has writing and highlighting. Minor shelf and corner wear to the cover. Binding is still in good condition. Cover and corners curl and have some creasing. Size: 9.3 in x 7.3 in x 0.8 in. 344 pp. Multiple copies available this title. Quantity Available: 3. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Education; ISBN: 0130801127. ISBN/EAN: 9780130801128. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1561004833. Seller Inventory # 1561004833
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American Sports: From The Age Of Folk Games To The Age Of Televised Sports: Fourth Edition
Published by
Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 1999
ISBN 10: 0130801127
ISBN 13: 9780130801128
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Softcover
Seller: a2zbooks, Burgin, KY, U.S.A.
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Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Fourth Edition. The books text appears to be clean. Minor shelf and corner wear to the cover. Binding is still in good condition. Cover and corners curl and have some creasing. Small cut on back cover. Size: 9.3 in x 7.3 in x 0.8 in. 344 pp. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Education; ISBN: 0130801127. ISBN/EAN: 9780130801128. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1561004836. Seller Inventory # 1561004836