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Playing tough : the world of sports and politics / Roger I. Abrams.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Abrams, Roger I., 1945-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sports and state.
- Sports and society.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (273 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : Northeastern University Press, c2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A history of the interplay of sports and politics around the world
- Contents:
- Title Page; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; Introduction: Sports and Politics; 1 | Early Baseball and the Urban Political Machine; 2 | The Nazi Olympic Triumph; 3 | The War of the World: Joe Louis v. Max Schmeling; 4 | The "Futbol War" of Central America; 5 | Muhammad Ali and the Symbols of Politics; 6 | Olympic Boycotts and International Relations; 7 | Sports and South African Liberation; 8 | Hardball in City Hall: Public Financing of Sports Stadiums; Conclusion; Notes on Sources; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-243) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-55553-815-0
- OCLC:
- 851970400
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