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A Brief History of American Sports
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by Elliott J. Gorn
Sales Rank: 627161
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Features
Cover Type: Paperback with 304 pages
Published by: University of Illinois Press; 1 Ill edition February 16, 2004
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0252071840
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0252071843
Book Dimensions:
8.2 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
Weighs: 12.8 ounces
From Library Journal
The authors should have entitled their book A Brief Cultural History of American Sports. Gorn (Miami Univ. of Ohio) and Goldstein (SUNY-Old Westbury), both American studies professors, give a cultural overview of the way sports affect American society and how American society in turn shapes organized sports. One of the author's themes is that most sporting events evolved as social displays emphasizing white male domination and power, with violence, racial bias, sexism, and elitism as natural outgrowths. The text asserts that commercialization has corrupted sports, affected the educational system, and severely damaged the ideal of amateurism. Benjamin Rader's American Sports ( LJ 4/1/83) is a better history, but Gorn and Goldstein offer a rich source of discussion topics for American studies, sociology, or sports history classes.
- Terry Madden, Boise State Univ. Lib., Id.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Lawrence W. Levine, University of California at Berkeley
"If history were baseball, Gorn and Goldstein would get credit for a triple play: they have skillfully and imaginatively integrated sports into the framework of American culture and society, produced a pioneering work which should have enduring influence, and given us a scholarly history which is delightful to read."
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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