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Sport in Industrial America, 1850-1920
Contributor(s): Riess, Steven A. (Author)
ISBN: 1118537718     ISBN-13: 9781118537718
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE:   $43.70  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: January 2013
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BISAC Categories:
- History | United States - General
- Social Science | Popular Culture
Dewey: 306.483
LCCN: 2012037671
Series: American History
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.4" W x 7.9" (0.65 lbs) 336 pages
 
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Publisher Description:

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
  • Includes a new bank of photographs and images.
  • Features a newly revised and updated Bibliographical Essay