The History of American College Football - 9780367687175

Name: The History of American College Football - 9780367687175
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

The History of American College FootballInstitutional Policy, Culture, and Reform\nAuthor(s): Christian Anderson, Amber Fallucca\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367687175, 978-0367687175\nSynopsis\nThis volume provides unique insight into how American colleges and universities have been significantly impacted and shaped by college football, and considers how [url] sports culture more generally has intersected with broader institutional and educational issues.\n\nBy documenting events from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries including protests, legal battles, and policy reforms which were centred around college sports, this distinctive volume illustrates how football has catalyzed broader controversies and progress relating to race and diversity, commercialization, corruption, and reform in higher education. Relying foremost on primary archival material, chapters illustrate the continued cultural, social, and.