Sports in American History: From Colonization to Globalization
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Human Kinetics
ISBN-10
1718203039
ISBN-13
9781718203037
eBay Product ID (ePID)
5050432838
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
416 Pages
Publication Name
Sports in American History : from Colonization to Globalization
Language
English
Subject
General, History, United States / General
Publication Year
2022
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Sports & Recreation, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
35.3 Oz
Item Length
10.2 in
Item Width
7.2 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number
3
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2021-053236
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
796.0973
Table Of Content
Chapter 1. Sporting Experiences in Early America, 1400-1820 Native American Pastimes and Sports Influence of Religion on English Colonists Sport in American Colonies The Great Awakening and the Place of Sport Consumerism and Changing Patterns of Colonial Life The Enlightenment in America and Ideas of Sport and the Body Sport for Exercise Promoted in the American Revolutionary Era and Early National Period Sporting Practices During the American Revolutionary War Women's Active Recreation in the Revolutionary Era and Republican Motherhood Turn of the Nineteenth Century and Societal Patterns Summary Chapter 2. Antebellum Health Reforms and Sporting Forms, 1820-1860 Overview of the Antebellum Period Health Reformers Muscular Christianity Women and Physical Activity Rural Sporting Practices Rise of Agricultural and Sporting Journalism Sporting Practices of the Middle and Upper Classes Public Spaces for Health and Sport Sporting Pastimes of African Americans and Native Americans Immigrants and Sporting Cultures Summary Chapter 3. Rise of Rationalized and Modern Sport, 1850-1870 Concept of Modern Sport Subcommunities and the Growth of Modern Sport Sporting Fraternity Growth of Sports Clubs and Advancing Rational Recreation Growth of American Team Sport and Competition Rise of Intercollegiate Sport The Civil War and Sporting Experiences Summary Chapter 4. New Identities and Expanding Modes of Sport in the Gilded Age, 1870-1890 Sport and Social Stratification Maintaining Ethnic Forms of Leisure Development of an Intercollegiate Sporting Culture Male Sporting Culture Business of Sport Gendered Sport, Class, and Social Roles Regulation of Sport: Amateurism Versus Professionalism Summary Chapter 5. American Sport and Social Change During the Early Progressive Era, 1890-1900 Social Reformers of the Progressive Era Play and Games in American Ideology Recreational Spaces Back-to-Nature Movement Ethnic Groups Body Culture Sport and Technology Modern Olympic Games Summary Chapter 6. Sport as Symbol: Acculturation and Imperialism, 1900-1920 Sport, Ethnicity, and the Quest for Social Mobility Assimilation of Disparate Groups in American Society Challenging Gender Boundaries Resistance to Social Reform Sport and Colonialism Sport During World War I Summary Chapter 7. Sport, Heroic Athletes, and Popular Culture, 1920-1950 War, Depression, and the Shaping of America Social Change and the Spread of Sport Heroes in the Golden Age Media and the Commercialization of Sport Summary Chapter 8. Sport as TV Spectacle, Big Business, and Political Site, 1950-1980 Sport in the Cold War Evolution of the Sport-Media Relationship Coverage of Alternative Heroes Professional Sport and Labor Relations Sport and the Civil Rights Movement Sport, Narcissism, and the Existential Search for Self Scientific Advancements and the Growth of Sport Summary Chapter 9. Globalized Sport, 1980-2000 Corporate Sporting Culture Drawing Fans to Baseball Michael Jordan and the Growth of Professional Basketball Intercollegiate Sport and the NCAA Women and Sport Drug and Body Abuse Among Athletes Violence in Sport Discrimination at the End of the Twentieth Century Individuality and Sport Icons Alternative Sports Summary Chapter 10. Sport in the Early Twenty-First Century, 2000-2020 Business of Professional Sports Teams Intercollegiate Sport and Conference Changes Title IX and Sport Leadership Women's Professional Teams and Endorsements Modern Olympic Challenges and Stars Sporting Crises Traumatic Brain Injury Covid-19 Virus Pandemic X Games and Alternative Sports Sports Across the Populace Rise of the Runner The Future of Sport Sport in the Age of the Global Pandemic Summary
Synopsis
Sports in American History: From Colonization to Globalization, Third Edition With HKPropel Access, helps students grasp the compelling evolution of American sporting practices. This text examines sports history as a social and cultural phenomenon, generates a better understanding of current practices in sport, and considers future developments in American sport. This comprehensive resource explores sport through various historical periods--including premodern America, colonial times, and the modern era. Sports in American History, Third Edition, features critical new content that will provide a framework for understanding how and why sport intersects with many facets of American society: Examination of how women, racial minorities, and ethnic and religious groups have influenced U.S. sporting culture Highlights of contemporary issues affecting sport in the twenty-first century, including the Covid-19 pandemic; social justice movements; changes in name, image, and likeness policy; and sports technology Reorganized content about sporting experiences in early America that highlight the most influential moments Updated People and Places features and International Perspective sidebars that introduce key figures in sports history to provide a global understanding of sport Full-length articles from the scholarly journal Sport History Review , delivered online through HK Propel , that supplement the article excerpts and associated discussion questions found in the text Sports in American History, Third Edition, is unique in its level of detail, broad time frame, and focus on the evolving definitions of physical activity and games. Primary documents--including newspaper excerpts, illustrations, photographs, historical writings, quotations, and posters--provide firsthand accounts that will not only inform and fascinate students but also provide a well-rounded perspective on the historical development of American sport. Time lines of major milestones in sport and society provide context in each chapter, and an extensive bibliography features primary and secondary sources in American sports history. A starting point into the intriguing field of sports history, this book will help students better understand the complexities of sport in the American experience and grasp how cultural factors and historical events have shaped sport differently in the United States than in other parts of the world. Note: A code for accessing HK Propel is included with all new print books., Text for undergraduate courses in sports history and American studies; resource for graduate students and scholars in sports history and sports studies; and reference for libraries, historians, sports scientists, and sports enthusiasts.
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GV583.G46 2017
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