Encyclopedia of Sports in America: A History from Foot Races to Extreme Sports (2 Volume Set) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0313347905 ISBN 13: 9780313347900

Publisher: Greenwood, 2008

Synopsis

Sports and leisure activities serve as a mirror, allowing us to examine the attitudes and values of everyday people. This new reference explores the development and influence of sports in American culture, as well as how sports icons, commercial enterprises, organizations, sporting events, and even fan culture have changed from decade to decade and from era to era, from the foot races of colonial times to the extreme sports of today.

Each chapter focuses on key aspects of sports in American culture, including such topics as ethnicity, gender, and economics. Enhanced with numerous sidebars on the movers and shakers, key sporting trends, as well as the controversies that threatened to tear the sports world apart, this insightful reference is ideal for high school and college students who are interested in tracing the evolution of sports and American culture throughout the nation's history. Features include a timeline of important events, numerous photographs, and a bibliography of print and electronic sources for further

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About the Author

Murry R. Nelson is Professor of Education and American Studies at Penn State University. He is the author of Bill Russell: A Biography (2005) and Shaquille O'Neal: A Biography (2006).

Edition details

• Publisher: Greenwood
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0313347905
• ISBN 13: 9780313347900
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 608
• Editor: Nelson Murry R.