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Heartbreak city : Seattle sports and the unmet promise of urban progress / Shaun Scott.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Scott, Shaun, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sports--Washington (State)--Seattle.
- Sports.
- Sports--Social aspects--Washington (State)--Seattle.
- Urban renewal--Washington (State)--Seattle.
- Urban renewal.
- Seattle (Wash.)--History.
- Seattle (Wash.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (314 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2023]
- Summary:
- "In Heartbreak City, Shaun Scott shows that just as sports fandom is subject to euphoric highs and devastating lows, politics in the cities that love their games sway swiftly from sustained civic engagement-periods of progress-to eras of intense regression. In Seattle, sports have powered meaningful reforms, and at the same time, these reforms have continually fallen short or encountered conservative backlashes. As Scott shows, Seattleites experience politics as they experience their sports: through a few ups and many downs, constantly on the edge of failure, and always at risk of heartbreak"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction TRAIN RIDE TO THE BALLPARK
- 1st Inning "BEATING HEARTS OF GREAT CITIES," 1893-1919
- 2nd Inning "MOVED BEYOND ENDURANCE," 1920-1929
- 3rd Inning FIRE VERSUS WATER, 1930-1942
- CONCESSION STAND
- 4th Inning PEAK PERFORMANCE, 1945-1949
- 5th Inning "REVENGE SPORT," 1950-1959
- 6th Inning FORWARD THRUST, 1960-1969
- 7TH-INNING STRETCH
- 7th Inning FADEAWAY, 1970-1979
- 8th Inning "I'M JUST HERE TO MAKE A FEW BUCKS," 1980-1989
- 9th Inning FAKE LEFT, 1990-1999
- PITCHING CHANGE
- Extra Innings "LOSERVILLE, USA," 2000-2009
- Rally WHO WILL WIN THE CITY? 2010-2019
- 18th Inning LIFE AND BREATH IN THE FOREVER CITY
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- NOTES
- INDEX.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780295752006
- 0295752009
- OCLC:
- 1410913802
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