A Brief History of American Sports by Gorn, Elliott J.

A Brief History of American Sports (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780252079481)

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A Brief History of American Sports by Gorn, Elliott J.

A Brief History of American Sports

$24.00
A Brief History of American Sports by Gorn, Elliott J.

A Brief History of American Sports

$24.00
Format: Paperback
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Elliott J. Gorn and Warren Goldstein show us where our games and pastimes came from, how they developed, and what they have meant to Americans. The great heroes of baseball and football are here, as well as the dramatic moments of boxing and basketball. Beyond this, the authors show us how sports fit into the larger contours of our past. For this new edition, the authors have updated the book to include discussion of performance-enhancing drugs; player salaries, unions, and the business of internationalizing sport; Title IX and gender in American sports; race, especially the entry of Latino and Asian athletes; and the corporatization of amateur athletics. A Brief History of American Sports reveals that from colonial times to the present, sports have been central to American culture, and a profound expression of who we are.


Author: Elliott J. Gorn, Warren Goldstein
ISBN-10: 0252079485
ISBN-13: 9780252079481
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Language: English
Published: 12/15/2013
Pages: 344
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.40w x 1.00d
By Elliott J. Gorn
By Elliott J. Gorn
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Elliott J. Gorn is Joseph A. Gagliano Professor of History at Loyola University Chicago. He is the author of The Manly Art: Bare-Knuckle Prize Fighting in America, Mother Jones: The Most Dangerous Woman in America, and other books. Warren Goldstein chairs the Department of History at the University of Hartford. He is the author of the award-winning Playing for Keeps: A History of Early Baseball, William Sloane Coffin, Jr.: A Holy Impatience, and other books.

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