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Sport in Industrial America, 1850-1920
Steven A. Riess
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Description for Sport in Industrial America, 1850-1920
Paperback. * 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. Series: The American History Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 344.
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
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Series
The American History Series
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781118537718
SKU
V9781118537718
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Steven A. Riess
Steven A. Riess is Bernard Brommel Research Professor Emeritus in the Department of History at Northeastern Illinois University. He is the author or editor of eleven books and the former editor of The Journal of Sport History.
Reviews for Sport in Industrial America, 1850-1920
“Sport in Industrial America could serve well as a textbook for sport studies or a supplement for courses in US history for the period the book covers. Summing Up: Recommended. General readers, upper-division undergraduate students, graduate students, and research faculty.” (Choice, 1 September 2013)