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God in the Stadium
Robert J. Higgs
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Paperback. Num Pages: 383 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
From the worship of Michael Jordan to the downfall of O.J. Simpson, it has become clear that sports and sports heroes have assumed a role in American society far out of proportion to their traditional value. In this powerful critique of present-day American popular culture, Robert J. Higgs examines the complex and increasingly pervasive control that sports wield in shaping the national self-image. He provides a thoughtful history and analysis of how sports and religion have become intertwined and offers a stinging indictment of the sports-religion-media-education complex.
Beginning with the place of sports in Puritan life, Higgs traces the ... Read more
From the worship of Michael Jordan to the downfall of O.J. Simpson, it has become clear that sports and sports heroes have assumed a role in American society far out of proportion to their traditional value. In this powerful critique of present-day American popular culture, Robert J. Higgs examines the complex and increasingly pervasive control that sports wield in shaping the national self-image. He provides a thoughtful history and analysis of how sports and religion have become intertwined and offers a stinging indictment of the sports-religion-media-education complex.
Beginning with the place of sports in Puritan life, Higgs traces the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
383
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
Lexington, United States
ISBN
9780813108537
SKU
V9780813108537
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Ref
99-16
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