Teaching U.S. History Through Sports (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780299321208)

Few areas of study offer more insight into American culture than competitive sports. The games played throughout this nation's history dramatically illuminate social, economic, and cultural developments, from the balance of power in world affairs to changing conceptions of race, gender, and sexuality.
Teaching U.S. History through Sports provides strategies for incorporating sports into any U.S. history curriculum. Drawing upon their own classroom experiences, the authors suggest creative ways to use sports as a lens to examine a broad range of historical subjects, including Puritan culture, the rise of Jim Crow, the Cold War, the civil rights movement, and the women's movement. Essays focus on the experiences of African American women, working-class southerners, Latinos, and members of LGBTQ communities, as well as topics including the controversy over Native American mascots and the globalization of U.S. sports.

Author: Brad Austin
ISBN-10: 0299321207
ISBN-13: 9780299321208
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Language: English
Published: 08/13/2019
Pages: 360
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 08/02/2019 pg. 1