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Sport in Industrial America, 1850-1920
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Sport in Industrial America, 1850-1920 presents the second edition of Stephen A. Riess's well-loved synthesis of the development of sport during one of the most transformational times in the nation's history.
- New edition maintains the book's acclaimed level of research, analysis, and readability
- Explores topics including urbanization, ethnicity, class, sport in educational institutions, women in sport, and sport's role in manifesting city, regional, and national pride.
- Includes an entirely new chapter on the globalization of American sport
- Includes a new bank of photographs and images.
- Features a newly revised and updated Bibliographical Essay
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- Sport in Industrial America, 1850–1920
- CONTENTS
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- CHAPTER ONE: Urbanization, the Technological Revolution, and the Rise of Sport
- CHAPTER TWO: Sport and Class
- CHAPTER THREE: Sport, Ethnicity, and Race
- CHAPTER FOUR: Sport and the Educational Process
- CHAPTER FIVE: Baseball and the Rise of Professional Sport
- CHAPTER SIX: American Sport in the International Arena
- Bibliographical Essay
- Index
- Photographs follow pages 44 and 194