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Routledge American Sports - History from Folk Games to Internet

Name: Routledge American Sports - History from Folk Games to Internet
Brand: Routledge
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Explore the full evolution of athletic culture with American Sports by Pamela Grundy and Benjamin Rader. Published by Routledge, this comprehensive text provides an analytical look at how sports shaped the United States from the colonial era through the modern digital age. This edition examines the deep connections between athletic history and social structures. Readers will learn how sports relate to class, gender, race, religion, and region. The updated content offers expanded perspectives on the experiences of women, African Americans, Native Americans, and Latinos in the sporting world. Through detailed sidebars, the book brings specific historical moments to life. You can study the impact of the Black Sox scandal, the global influence of Jack Johnson, and the social significance of softball for lesbian athletes. It is an essential resource for students and readers interested in the social sciences and the history of American culture.

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Provides a complete historical overview of American sports from the colonial period to the present day.

Analyzes the relationship between sports and social factors like race, gender, class, and religion.

Includes expanded coverage of the roles played by women, African Americans, Native Americans, and Latinos.

Features specialized sidebars covering historical events like the Black Sox scandal and Jack Johnson's influence.

Examines specific cultural impacts such as the significance of softball for lesbian athletes.

Offers an analytical approach suitable for studying anthropology and sociology through the lens of sports.

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Brand: Routledge
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 1138281980
Category: Books > Subjects > Biography > Medical, Legal & Social Sciences > Anthropology & Sociology
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 08 August 2018
Listed Since: 09 November 2017

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