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Fixin' to git : a fan's love affair with Nascar's Winston Cup / Jim Wright.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Wright, Jim, 1947-
Series:
e-Duke books scholarly collection.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
NASCAR (Association).
Winston Cup.
Stock car racing--United States.
Stock car racing.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (317 p.)
Other Title:
Fan's love affair with Nascar's Winston Cup
Place of Publication:
Durham : Duke University Press, c2002.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
A sociologist writing for a general audience challenges myths about NASCAR racing, considers the significance of its rise in popularity, and analyzes issues of gender, region, ethnicity, and social class in stock car racing.
Contents:
Prelude: On the Road to Charlotte
1. Car Culture and the American Dream
Daytona Pilgrimage
2. Deconstructing NASCAR
Back Home Again in Indiana
3. Racin' Basics
Lost in the Land of Cotton
Notes:
Includes index.
ISBN:
1-282-92108-8
9786612921087
0-8223-8536-8
OCLC:
841913635

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