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1 online resource (332 pages) |
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Sport in Industrial America, 1850-1920; CONTENTS; Preface and Acknowledgments; Introduction; CHAPTER ONE: Urbanization, the Technological Revolution, and the Rise of Sport; Urban Reform and the Ideology of Sport; Sport and Urban Space; Sport and the Promotion of Public Pride; The Technological Revolution and the Rise of Sport; Sport and the Communications Revolution; Sport and the Transportation Revolution; Lights, Camera, Action; Technological Innovations and Sports Equipment; Conclusion; Photographs follow pages 44 and 194; CHAPTER TWO: Sport and Class; Sport and the American Elite |
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The Elite Sports ClubThoroughbred Racing and the Jockey Clubs; The Athletic Club; Women and the Elite Sports Clubs; The Country Club; Sport and the Middle Class; Middle-Class Sports Clubs; Middle-Class Women; Working-Class Sport; The Working-Class Saloon; Track-and-Field; Blue-Collar Baseball; Industrial Sport; Working-Class Women's Sport; Conclusion; CHAPTER THREE: Sport, Ethnicity, and Race; The Old Immigrants; British Americans; Irish Americans; German Americans; The New Immigrants; Jewish Americans; Native Americans; African Americans; Asian Americans; Conclusion |
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CHAPTER FOUR: Sport and the Educational ProcessSport and Higher Education; Men's Intercollegiate Athletics; Football: The Big Game; The Football Crisis of 1905-1906 and the Rise of the NCAA; Women's Collegiate Athletics; Secondary School Sport; Adult-Directed Youth Sport; Conclusion; CHAPTER FIVE: Baseball and the Rise of Professional Sport; Prizefighting; Thoroughbred Racing; The Racetracks; Reformers Close the Tracks; Professional Baseball; The Rise of the National League; Baseball in the Early Twentieth Century; The Ballparks; The Ballplayers; The Game in the Dead Ball Era |
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The Black Sox ScandalConclusion; CHAPTER SIX: American Sport in the International Arena; The Cultural Diffusion of Sport; Sports and the Borderlands; The Baseball Tours; The Diffusion of American Sport in the Pacific; Hawaii; China; Japan; The Philippines and American Imperialism; American Sport in the Caribbean; Cuba; The United States and the Olympic Games; The 1900 and 1904 Olympics and the Intercalated Games of 1906; The London Olympics of 1908; The 1912 Olympics at Stockholm; The Inter-Allied Games and the 1920 Olympics; Conclusion; Bibliographical Essay; Index |
| Summary |
Sport in Industrial America, 1850-1920 presents the second edition of Stephen A. Riess's well-loved synthesis of the development of sport during one of the most transformational times in the nation's history. New edition maintains the book's acclaimed level of research, analysis, and readability Explores topics including urbanization, ethnicity, class, sport in educational institutions, women in sport, and sport's role in manifesting city, regional, and national pride. Includes an entirely new chapter on the globalization of American sport Include |
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Print version record |
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Sports -- United States -- History -- 19th century
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Sports -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Sociology of Sports.
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Sports
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781118537817 |
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1118537815 |
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