A companion to American sport history /

• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Riess, Steven A.
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Chichester, West Sussex, UK : John Wiley & Sons Inc., [2014]
• Σειρά: Wiley-Blackwell companions to American history.
• Θέματα: Sports > United States > History.; GAMES > Gambling > Sports.; SPORTS & RECREATION > Business Aspects.; SPORTS & RECREATION > Essays.; SPORTS & RECREATION > History.; SPORTS & RECREATION > Reference.; TRAVEL > Special Interest > Sports.; Sports.; United States.; Electronic books.; History.
• Φυσική περιγραφή: 1 online resource.
• Βιβλιογραφία: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9781118609408 (ePub); 1118609409 (ePub); 9781118609385 (Adobe PDF); 1118609387 (Adobe PDF); 9781118609446; 1118609441; 9781306532129; 1306532124
• DOI: 10.1002/9781118609446

"A Companion to American Sport History presents a collection of original essays that represent the first comprehensive analysis of scholarship relating to the growing field of American sport history. Presents the first complete analysis of the scholarship relating to the academic history of American sport ; Features contributions from many of the finest scholars working in the field of American sport history ; Includes coverage of the chronology of sports from colonial times to the present day, including major sports such as baseball, football, basketball, boxing, golf, motor racing, tennis, and track and field ; Addresses the relationship of sports to urbanization, technology, gender, race, social class, and genres such as sports biography"--Provided by publisher.