A people's history of sports in the United States : 250 years of politics, protest, the people, and play

A people's history of sports in the United States 250 years of politics, protest, the people, and play

Dave Zirin

Book - 2009

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Subjects
Sports and state.
Sports > History.
Published
New York, NY : New Press : Distributed by Perseus Distribution 2009.
Language
English
Main Author
Dave Zirin (-)
Edition
Pbk. ed
Item Description
Originally published: 2008.
Physical Description
xvii, 302 p. ; 21 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-292) and index.
ISBN
9781595584779
  • Series Preface
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Until the Twentieth Century
  • 2. Rough Riding
  • 3. Sports and Leisure
  • 4. No Depression
  • 5. War and Its Discontents
  • 6. Have We Gone Soft?
  • 7. Sports on the Edge of Panic
  • 8. The Flood Gates
  • 9. The 1980s: Welcome to Hell
  • 10. C.R.E.A.M
  • 11. More of the Same Versus Change
  • Notes
  • Index

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