{"product_id":"sport-in-america-volume-ii-from-colonial-leisure-to-celebrity-figures-and-globalization-hardback-9780736078863","title":"Sport in America, Volume II; From Colonial Leisure to Celebrity Figures and Globalization (Hardback) 9780736078863","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSport in America, Volume II\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFrom Colonial Leisure to Celebrity Figures and Globalization\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid K. Wiggins (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780736078863\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 11 November 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e464 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.8 x 3.2 cm, 0.998 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSport in America: From Colonial Leisure to Celebrity Figures and Globalization, Volume II, \u003c\/i\u003epresents 18 thought-provoking essays focusing on the changes and patterns in American sport during six distinct eras over the past 400 years. The selections are entirely different from those in the first volume, discussing diverse topics such as views of sport in the Puritan society of colonial New England, gender roles and the croquet craze of the 1800s, and the Super Bowl's place in contemporary sport. Each of the six parts includes an introduction to the essays, allowing readers to relate them to the cultural changes and influences of the period. Readers will find essays on well-known topics written by established scholars as well as new approaches and views from recent studies. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Suitable for use as a stand-alone or supplemental text in undergraduate and graduate sport history courses, \u003ci\u003eSport in America\u003c\/i\u003e provides students with opportunities to examine selected sport topics in more depth, realize a greater understanding of sport throughout history, and consider the interrelationships of sport and other societal institutions. Essays are arranged chronologically from the early American period to the present day to provide the proper historical context and offer perspective on changes that have occurred in sport over time. Also, a list of suggested readings provided in each part offers readers the opportunity to expand their thinking on the nature of sport throughout American history. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Essays on how Pinehurst Golf Course was created, the interconnection between sport and the World War I military experience, and discussion of sport icons such as Joe Louis, Walter Camp, Jackie Robinson, and Cal Ripken Jr. allow readers to explore sport as a reflection of the changing values and norms of society. \u003ci\u003eSport in America: From Colonial Leisure to Celebrity Figures and Globalization, Volume II,\u003c\/i\u003e provides students and scholars with perspectives regarding the role of sport at particular moments in American history and gives them an appreciation for the complex intersections of sport with society and culture. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: The Pattern of Sport in Early America, 1607-1776\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1:\u003c\/b\u003e Sober Mirth and Pleasant Poisons: Puritan Ambivalence Toward Leisure and Recreation in Colonial New England \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBruce C. Daniels\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2:\u003c\/b\u003e Horses and Gentlemen: The Cultural Significance of Gambling Among the Gentry of Virginia \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eT. H. Breen \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Transformation of Sport in a Rapidly Changing Society, 1776-1870\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3:\u003c\/b\u003e Pedestrianism, Billiards, Boxing, and Animal Sports \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMelvin L. Adelman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4:\u003c\/b\u003e Cheating, Gender Roles, and the Nineteenth-Century Croquet Craze \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJon Sterngass\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5:\u003c\/b\u003e The National Game \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWarren Goldstein\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Sport in the Era of Industrialization and Reform, 1870-1915\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6:\u003c\/b\u003e Sporting Life as Consumption, Fashion, and Display—The Pastimes of the Rich \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDonald J. Mrozek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7:\u003c\/b\u003e Creating America's Winter Golfing Mecca at Pinehurst, North Carolina: National Marketing and Local Control \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLarry R. Youngs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8:\u003c\/b\u003e The Father of American Football \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Oriard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Sport, The Great Depression, and Two World Wars, 1915-1950\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9:\u003c\/b\u003e The World War I American Military Sporting Experience \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eS.W. Pope\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10:\u003c\/b\u003e In Sports the Best Man Wins: How Joe Louis Whupped Jim Crow \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTheresa E. Runstedtler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11:\u003c\/b\u003e Padres on MountOlympus: Los Angeles and the Production of the 1932 Olympic Mega-Event \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSean Dinces\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12:\u003c\/b\u003e Going to Bat for Jackie Robinson: The Jewish Role in Breaking Baseball's Color Line \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen H. Norwood and Harold Brackman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: Sport in the Age of Television, Discord, and Personal Fulfillment, 1950-1985\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13:\u003c\/b\u003e Toil and Trouble: A Parable of Hard Work and Fun \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid W. Zang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 14:\u003c\/b\u003e Victory for Allah: Muhammad Ali, the Nation of Islam, and American Society \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid K. Wiggins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 15:\u003c\/b\u003e The Fight for Title IX \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePamela Grundy and Susan Shackelford\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI: Sport During the Period of Celebrity and Globalization, 1985-Present\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 16:\u003c\/b\u003e Yearning for Yesteryear: Cal Ripken, Jr., The Streak, And the Politics of Nostalgia \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaniel A. Nathan and Mary G. 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