Sports in American Life: A History
ISBN-13:
9781118912379
ISBN-10:
1118912373
Edition:
3
Author:
RICHARD O. DAVIES
Publication date:
2016
Publisher:
Wiley-Blackwell
Format:
Paperback
504 pages
Category:
United States History
,
Essays
,
Sports Miscellaneous
,
History of Sports
,
Sociology of Sports
,
Americas History
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ISBN-13:
9781118912379
ISBN-10:
1118912373
Edition:
3
Author:
RICHARD O. DAVIES
Publication date:
2016
Publisher:
Wiley-Blackwell
Format:
Paperback
504 pages
Category:
United States History
,
Essays
,
Sports Miscellaneous
,
History of Sports
,
Sociology of Sports
,
Americas History
Summary
Sports in American Life: A History (ISBN-13: 9781118912379 and ISBN-10: 1118912373), written by authors
RICHARD O. DAVIES, was published by Wiley-Blackwell in 2016.
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Description
The third edition of author Richard O. Davies' highly praised narrative of American sports, Sports in American Life: A History, features extensive revisions and updates to its presentation of an interpretative history of the relationship of sports to the larger themes of U.S. history. Updated include a new section on concussions caused by contact sports and new biographies of John Wooden and Joe Paterno.
- Features extensive revisions and updates, along with a leaner, faster-paced narrative than previous editions
- Addresses the social, economic, and cultural interaction between sports and gender, race, class, and other larger issues
- Provides expanded coverage of college sports, women in sports, race and racism in organized sports, and soccer's sharp rise in popularity
- Features an all-new section that tackles the growing controversy of head injuries and concussions caused by contact sports
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