A companion to American sport history / edited by Steven A. Riess.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Riess, Steven A., editor.

Wiley InterScience (Online service).

Herman V. Ames Fund.

Series:

Wiley-Blackwell companions to American history

Wiley Blackwell companions to American history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports--United States--History.

Sports.

United States.

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex, UK : John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2014.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Part I Major Chronological Eras of Sport History 11

1 The Emergence of Sport: A Historiographical Appraisal of Sport in America through 1865 / James C. Schneider Schneider, James C. 13

2 The Gilded Age and the Progressive Era, 1865-1920 / Gerald R. Gems Gems, Gerald R. 32

3 The Interwar and Post-World War II Eras, 1920-1960 / Ryan Swanson Swanson, Ryan 60

4 Sport Since the 1960s / Russ Crawford Crawford, Russ 84

Part IIl Historical Processes and Sport 107

5 Scientific Habits of Mind, Technological Revolutions, and American Sport / Mark Dyreson Dyreson, Mark 109

6 Urbanization and American Sport / Joseph C. Bigott Bigott, Joseph C. 130

Part IIIl Major Team Sports 153

7 Baseball Before 1920 / Leslie Heaphy Heaphy, Leslie 155

8 Baseball Since 1920 / Rebecca T. Alpert Alpert, Rebecca T. 177

9 Reconciling the Consequences of Modernity: College Football as Cultural History / Kurt Edward Kemper Kemper, Kurt Edward 202

10 Professional Football / Anthony Santoro Santoro, Anthony 221

11 Basketball / Aram Goudsouzian Goudsouzian, Aram 246

Part IV Major Individual Sports 269

12 Boxing: The Manly Art / Randy Roberts Roberts, Randy, Andrew R. M. Smith Smith, Andrew R. M. 271

13 Golf and Tennis / Robert Pruter Pruter, Robert 292

14 American Motor Sport: The Checkered Literature on the Checkered Flag / David N. Lucsko Lucsko, David N. 313

15 Historians, Track Stars, and Amateurism: Retrospect and Prospects / Alan S. Katchen Katchen, Alan S. 334

Part V Sport, Government, and the Global Society 357

16 The United States and International Sport: A Historiography / Nicholas Evan Sarantakes Sarantakes, Nicholas Evan 359

17 The United States in the Modern Olympic Movement: A Historiography / Robert K. Barney Barney, Robert K. 379

Part VI Sport and Social History 403

18 Historians Take on Ethnicity, Race, and Sport / Gerald R. Gems Gems, Gerald R. 405

19 The African American Athlete / Louis Moore Moore, Louis 434

20 Class and Sport / Steven A. Riess Riess, Steven A. 454

21 Manhood or Masculinity: The Historiography of Manliness in American Sport / Brian M. Ingrassia Ingrassia, Brian M. 479

22 Women in American Sport History / Linda J. Borish Borish, Linda J. 500

Part VII Sport and Capitalism 521

23 Explaining Exceptionalism: Approaches to the Study of American Sports Business History / J. Andrew Ross Ross, J. Andrew 523

24 Sport and the Media / James R. Walker Walker, James R., Robert V. Bellamy Bellamy, Robert V. 552

25 Stadiums, Arenas, and Audiences / Robert C. Trumpbour Trumpbour, Robert C. 577

Part VIII Sport and Culture 599

26 Sport and American Religion / Richard Kimball Kimball, Richard 601

27 Not Always "Natural": A Historiography of Sport in American Culture / Kevin B. Witherspoon Witherspoon, Kevin B. 615

28 Sports Biographies / Maureen Smith Smith, Maureen 634.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Hoboken, N.J. Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 12, 2015).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Herman V. Ames Fund.

Other Format:

Print version: Companion to American sport history

ISBN:

9781118609408

1118609409

9781118609385

1118609387

9781118609446

1118609441

9781306532129

1306532124

Publisher Number:

99963084417

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.