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American Sports offers a reflective, analytical history of American sports from the colonial era to the present. Readers will focus on the diverse relationships between sports and class, gender, race, ethnicity, religion and region, and understand how these interactions can bind diverse groups together. By considering the economic, social and cultural factors that have surrounded competitive sports, readers will understand how sports have reinforced or challenged the values and behaviors of society.
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From the colonial era to the present, the author examines the evolution of sports. He covers a wide variety of sports that range from the big three of basketball, football, and baseball, to less widely practiced sports such as billiards and golf. Issues in sports development discussed include organizational structures; financial incentives; educational and cultural movements; prominent personalities; and social cleavages based around class, race, ethnicity, gender, and region. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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