Sport in American Culture: From Ali to X-Games (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781576070246)

A unique and timely exploration of the cultural impact of sport on American society, including lifestyles, language, and thinking.

Sport in American Culture is the first and only reference work to provide an in-depth and up-to-date exploration of sport and its impact on American culture. Essays from more than 200 scholars, professionals, and sports enthusiasts address how sport has changed our lifestyles, language, and thinking.

Arranged alphabetically, the work introduces key sport figures and national icons, with a focus on their cultural impact, examines individual sports and how they have influenced society, and discusses such phenomena as the billion-dollar athletic apparel industry, sport as big business, and the effect of sport on gender, racial views, pride, and nationalism. In addition to expected topics, the work also includes less studied areas such as myths, audience rituals, Wheaties, comic books, the hula hoop, and religion.

Author: Joyce D. Duncan
ISBN-10: 1576070247
ISBN-13: 9781576070246
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Language: English
Published: 11/19/2004
Pages: 496
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 3.00lbs
Size: 11.22h x 8.72w x 1.26d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 05/01/2005 pg. 1563
School Library Journal 06/01/2005 pg. 88
Booklist 03/15/2005 pg. 1318
Library Journal 03/01/2005 pg. 116
Rec Ref Bks for Small/Med Libr 01/01/2006 pg. 162
American Reference Bks Annual 01/01/2006 pg. 360
Foreword 03/01/2005 pg. 1