Hockey : a global history / Stephen Hardy and Andrew C. Holman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hardy, Stephen, 1948- author.

Holman, Andrew C. (Andrew Carl), 1965- author.

Series:

Sport and Society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hockey--History.

Hockey.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (434 pages)

Place of Publication:

Champaign, Illinois : University of Illinois Press, [2018]

Summary:

"Until the 1990s, the bulk of hockey history was focused on the National Hockey League and its celebrities, was written by Canadians for Canadians, and was not scholarly in either research methods or presentation. That has begun to change, but only slightly, as evidenced in the slew of breezy, triumphant books published this year as the NHL celebrates its centennial. Based on 25 years of research, this book re-centers hockey's story toward a North Atlantic panorama that unfolded over the last two centuries amid currents of global capitalism. Rather than assume the domination of one Canadian version of hockey, this project traces the history of convergence, divergence and reconvergence of a range of hockeys, via stories of people, organizations, venues, contests, equipment, coaching strategies, marketing schemes, and political campaigns. The story is organized around dates that emerged from primary sources on hockey: 1875, when a new version of the game appeared in Montreal and began to move with the broadening currents of global capitalism; 1920, when the Montreal version became THE Olympic version, both solidifying its international position and spawning separate brands that spoke to nationalist aspirations arising--especially in Europe--as global capitalism collapsed during world wars, a depression, and a cold war; 1972, when a Soviet-NHL Summit Series triggered a new era when national differences slowly evaporated in favor of an NHL-centered industry we call "corporate hockey," which grew amid global capitalism's return. In The Coolest Game, hockey is not just a mirror of developing economic-political-cultural systems. Instead, it is an active ingredient in making those systems"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Acknowledgments

Part One: Early Games to 1877

1. Searching for Hockey's History

2. Folk and Field Games

3. The Montreal Birthing: 1875-77

Part Two: A Game Becomes the Game, 1877-1920

4. Global Capitalism and the World of Sport: 1877-1920

5. Breakout in Canada: 1877-1900

6. Alternative Games: 1880-1900

7. Forecheck into America: 1890-1920

8. What Game? Forging a Distinct Product: 1890-1920

9. Whose Game? Class, Language, Race, Sex, and Nation

10. Across the Ponds: 1895-1920

Part Three: The Diverging World of Canada's Game, 1920-1971

11. Hot Wars, Cold Wars, and Brand Wars

12. North American Core Brands: 1920-1945

13. Diverging North American Brands: 1920-1945

14. Teams and Leagues of Their Own: 1920-1945

15. Europe, the LIHG, and Olympic Hockey: 1920-1945

16. Strength Down Center-North American Brands: 1945-1971

17. Cold Wars and International Ice: 1945-1971

18. Postwar Brand Wars: 1945-1971

Part Four: The Rise of Corporate Hockey, 1972-2010

19. The Old Order Disrupted: 1972

20. Restructuring North America: 1972-1988

21. Global Visions of Open Ice: 1972-1988

22. The Game on the Ice: 1972-1988

23. From Calgary to the KHL: 1989-2010

Epilogue: Back to the Future?

Notes

Index

About the Authors.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-252-05094-0

OCLC:

1065537195