More Than Just a Game: Sports in American Life Since 1945 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780231125352)

More Than Just a Game tracks the explosion of the sports industry in the United States since 1945 and how it has shaped class, racial, gender, and national identities. By examining both professional and intercollegiate sports such as baseball, football, basketball, golf, tennis, and stock car racing, Kathryn Jay looks at the impact of packaging, salary, hype, corporate sponsorship, drug use, and the presence of women and African American players. Jay also considers the persistent belief that sports encourage good citizenship and morality despite a rise in cheating and violent behavior and an unabashed emphasis on financial gain. More Than Just a Game is a fascinating exploration of a phenomenon that has engaged the American imagination and thrilled fans for decades.

Author: Kathryn Jay
ISBN-10: 0231125356
ISBN-13: 9780231125352
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Language: English
Published: 04/18/2006
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 8.78h x 5.82w x 0.70d