Sport and American Society : Exceptionalism, Insularity, 'Imperialism'

ISBN-13: 9780415494939 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 278 str.

Mark Dyreson;J. A. Mangan

Opis

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.

Recenzje

"In Sport and American Society: Exceptionalism, Insularity and 'Imperialism', editors Mark Dyreson and J. A. Mangan have assembled a strong selection of articles that explore how 'American sport contributes to historic and contemporary insularity, exceptionalism and imperialism' " Lane Demas

Spis treści

1. Prologue  James Mangan  2. Benevolent America: Rural women, physical recreation, sport and health reform in ante-bellum New England  Linda Borish  3. Aggressive America: Media nationalism and the ‘War’ over Olympic pictures in sport’s 'golden age'  Mark Dyreson  4. Insular America: The NBA began in Akron? The midwest conference in the 1930s  Murray R. Nelson  5. Integrating America: Jackie Robinson, critical events and baseball black and white  John Kelly  5. Exclusionary America: Jackie Robinson, decolonization and baseball not black and white  John Kelly  6. Reformist America: ‘The oberlin experiment - The limits of Jack Scott’s ‘athletic revolution’ in post-1960s America  Tim Elcombe  7. Community America: Who owns Wrigley Field?  Holly Swyers  8. Exceptionalist America: American sports fans’ reaction to internationalization  Sean Frederick Brown  9. Rejected America: Adolfo Luque, American interventionism and 'Cubanidad'  Benjamin Eastman  10. Challenged America: China and America – women and sport, past, present and future  Susan Brownell  11. Epilogue  Mark Dyreson