The New American Sport History by S W. Pope PAPERBACK 9780252065675

The New American Sport History\nby S W. Pope\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: S W. Pope\nTitle: The New American Sport History\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: History of sport\nPublisher: MO - University of Illinois Press\nPublication year: 1996\nISBN-13: 9780252065675\nISBN-10: 0252065670\nRRP: \u00A323.99\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\n\nIn this collection, sixteen scholars explore topics as diverse as the historical debate over black athletic superiority, the selling of sport in society, the eroticism of athletic activity, sexual fears of women athletes, and the marketing of the marathon.\nIn line with the changing nature of sport history as a field of study, the essays focus less on traditional topics and more on themes of class, gender, race, ethnicity, and national .