Understanding American Sports

Author:   Gerald R. Gems (North Central College, USA) ,  Gertrud Pfister (University of Copenhagen, Denmark)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9780415443647


Pages:   446
Publication Date:   22 July 2009
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Gerald R. Gems (North Central College, USA) ,  Gertrud Pfister (University of Copenhagen, Denmark)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   1.000kg
ISBN:  

9780415443647


ISBN 10:   0415443644
Pages:   446
Publication Date:   22 July 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Introduction 1. An Introduction to the United States 2. The Evolution of American Sports 3. A Nation of Immigrants 4. The Relevance of Baseball 5. Football Games 6. Sport Organisations and Institutions – Colleges, Schools and Professional Leagues 7. Physical Education and Sports in American Schools 8. Professional Sport – Development and Organization 9. Fitness and Recreational Sport 10. Sport and Race 11. Women and Sport: The Long Road to Liberation 12. The Cultural Importance of Sports Heroes 13. Sport, Media, Consumption 14. Sport as Big Business

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To avoid repetition, the authors offer cross-references and provide references to other resources on some topics. Throughout, boxes give readers snippets of information about significant figures, events, and ideas along with some primary sources. - Choice, L. A. Heaphy, Kent State University


To avoid repetition, the authors offer cross-references and provide references to other resources on some topics. Throughout, boxes give readers snippets of information about significant figures, events, and ideas along with some primary sources. -- Choice, L. A. Heaphy, Kent State University


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Gertrud Pfister is Professor of Sport and Social Sciences at the Institute for Exercise and Sport Sciences, Copenhagen University, Denmark. She was president of the International Society for the History of Physical Education and Sport (1984-2000) and is currently President of the International Sport Sociology Association. She serves as a member of the editorial boards for several international academic journals including The International Journal of History of SportA the European Journal of Sport Sciences, and the European Physical Education Review. Gerald R. Gems, is Professor of Health and Physical Education, North Central College, Naperville, Illinois, USA. He is past president of the North American Society for Sport History, member of the board of the International Society for the History of Physical Education and Sport, book review editor of the Journal of Sport History and author of numerous books and more than 100 articles.

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