Sport and American Society

Exceptionalism, Insularity, ‘Imperialism’

Mark Dyreson, J. A. Mangan (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

278 Seiten

2007
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-39964-7 (ISBN)

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The first systematic inquiry into American insularity, exceptionalism and imperialism with a collection of provocative essays relating common threads of discussion from politics and economics to the sporting arena.

A special issue of the International Journal of the History of Sport, this collection of provocative essays explores the many faces of sport in America. Drawing upon insights from anthropology, history, philosophy and sociology and with reference throughout to politics and economics, the contributors outline the story of how American sport has contributed to a climate of insularity, exceptionalism and imperialism, from a symbolic rejection of British rule and British sports to the current status of all-American sports such as baseball and basketball in the face of globalization.

Mark Dyreson is an Associate Professor of Kinesiology at Pennsylvania State University J. A. Mangan is Emeritus Professor at the University of Strathclyde

1. Benevolent America: Rural Women, Recreation , Sport and Health Reform in Antibellum New England 2. Aggressive America: Media Nationalism and the ‘War’Over Olympic Pictures in Sport’s Golden Age 3. Insular America: The NBA Began in Akron? The Midwest Conference in the Thirties 4. Integrated America: Baseball Black and White - Jackie Robinson , Critical Events, Race and Nation 5. Non- Integrated America: Baseball not Black and White – Jackie Robinson, Decolonization and World Baseball 6. Reformist America: The Oberlin Experiment: The limits of Jack Scott’s 'Athletic Revolution' in post 1960s America 7. Community America: Who ‘owns’ Wrigley Field? 8. Exceptionalist America: American Sports Fans’ Reaction to Globalization 9. Rejected America: Adolfo Lugue, Anti Americanism and Cubanidad 10. Challenged America: China and America- Women and Sport - Past, Present and Future

Erscheint lt. Verlag	26.1.2007
Reihe/Serie	Sport in the Global Society
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	174 x 246 mm
Gewicht	670 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Makrosoziologie
	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft
ISBN-10	0-415-39964-5 / 0415399645
ISBN-13	978-0-415-39964-7 / 9780415399647
Zustand	Neuware