{"product_id":"the-fastest-game-in-the-bruce-berglund-9780520303720","title":"The Fastest Game in the World: Hockey and the Globalization of Sports Volume 6","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe untold story of hockey's deep roots from different regions of the world, and its global, cultural impact.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Played on frozen ponds in cold northern lands, hockey seemed an especially unlikely game to gain a global following. But from its beginnings in the nineteenth century, the sport has drawn from different cultures and crossed boundaries--between Canada and the United States, across the Atlantic, and among different regions of Europe. It has been a political flashpoint within countries and internationally. And it has given rise to far-reaching cultural changes and firmly held traditions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fastest Game in the World\u003c\/i\u003e is a global history of a global sport, drawing upon research conducted around the world in a variety of languages. From Canadian prairies to Swiss mountain resorts, Soviet housing blocks to American suburbs, Bruce Berglund takes readers on an international tour, seamlessly weaving in hockey's local, national, and international trends. Written in a lively style with wide-ranging breadth and attention to telling detail, \u003ci\u003eThe Fastest Game in the World\u003c\/i\u003e will thrill both the lifelong fan and anyone who is curious about how games intertwine with politics, economics, and culture. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bruce Berglund\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520303725\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520303720\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/08\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.10d","brand":"Bruce Berglund","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43983317565695,"sku":"9780520303720","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_617d1e26-7438-4871-9b05-0c5fd95820de.jpg?v=1683265927","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-fastest-game-in-the-bruce-berglund-9780520303720","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}