Morе Thаn Just а Gаmе: Sports in Amеricаn Lifе Sincе 1945 (Columbiа Historiеs of Modеrn Amеricаn Lifе)
Publisher: Сolumbiа Univеrsity Prеss
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 2006-03-20
List price: $25.00
This book examines major sports, both professional and intercollegiate, from baseball, football, and basketball to golf, tennis, stock car racing, and extreme sports, to explain how sports became a multibillion-dollar industry as well as a major influence on and reflection of American society. Jay also shows how sports have helped shape racial, gender, national, and class identities....