Sport in Industrial America, 1850-1920
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Sport in Industrial America, 1850-1920

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Sport in Industrial America, 1850-1920

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About This Book

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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Year
2012
ISBN
9781118537817

Table of contents

  1. Sport in Industrial America, 1850–1920
  2. CONTENTS
  3. Preface and Acknowledgments
  4. Introduction
  5. CHAPTER ONE: Urbanization, the Technological Revolution, and the Rise of Sport
  6. CHAPTER TWO: Sport and Class
  7. CHAPTER THREE: Sport, Ethnicity, and Race
  8. CHAPTER FOUR: Sport and the Educational Process
  9. CHAPTER FIVE: Baseball and the Rise of Professional Sport
  10. CHAPTER SIX: American Sport in the International Arena
  11. Bibliographical Essay
  12. Index
  13. Photographs follow pages 44 and 194