Sports in American Life: A History
- ISBN-10
- 1118912543
- ISBN-13
- 9781118912546
- Series
- Sports in American Life
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 504
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-05-23
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Author
- Richard O. Davies
Description
The third edition of author Richard O. Davies highly praised narrative of American sports, Sports in American Life: A History, features extensive revisions and updates to its presentation of an interpretative history of the relationship of sports to the larger themes of U.S. history. Updated include a new section on concussions caused by contact sports and new biographies of John Wooden and Joe Paterno. Features extensive revisions and updates, along with a leaner, faster-paced narrative than previous editions Addresses the social, economic, and cultural interaction between sports and gender, race, class, and other larger issues Provides expanded coverage of college sports, women in sports, race and racism in organized sports, and soccers sharp rise in popularity Features an all-new section that tackles the growing controversy of head injuries and concussions caused by contact sports
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