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Davies, Richard O.

Sports in American Life: A History

Davies, Richard O. - Sports in American Life: A History, ebook

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The third edition of author Richard O. Davies' highly praised narrative of American sports, Sports in American Life: A History, features extensive revisions and updates to its presentation of an interpretative history of the relationship of sports to the larger themes of U.S. history. Updated include a new section on concussions caused by contact sports and new biographies of John Wooden and Joe Paterno.

  • Features extensive revisions and updates, along with a leaner, faster-paced narrative than previous editions
  • Addresses the social, economic, and cultural interaction between sports and gender, race, class, and other larger issues
  • Provides expanded coverage of college sports, women in sports, race and racism in organized sports, and soccer's sharp rise in popularity
  • Features an all-new section that tackles the growing controversy of head injuries and concussions caused by contact sports

Keywords:

American sports; U.S. sports; U.S. sports history; sports culture; evolution of sports; games; organized sports; professional sports; amateur sports; college sports; John Wooden; Joe Paterno; concussion

Author(s)
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
Publication year
2017
Language
en
Edition
3
Page amount
504 pages
Category
History
Format
Ebook
eISBN (ePUB)
9781118912546
Printed ISBN
9781118912379

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