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by James A. Vlasich | PB | VeryGood
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Binding
Paperback
Weight
0 lbs
Product Group
Book
IsTextBook
No
ISBN
9780786423972
Subject Area
Sports & Recreation, Social Science
Publication Name
Horsehide, Pigskin, Oval Tracks and Apple Pie : Essays on Sports and American Culture
Publisher
Mcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Item Length
9 in
Subject
Popular Culture, Sociology of Sports, General
Publication Year
2005
Type
Textbook
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.5 in
Author
James A. Vlasich
Item Weight
11.4 Oz
Item Width
6 in
Number of Pages
236 Pages

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Brings together 16 of the best presentations on sport from the conferences of the Popular Culture Association. Together the essays demonstrate that sports are deeply woven into the fabric of American culture - a tapestry of society with all its heroism and triumph, failures and flaws.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Mcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
ISBN-10
0786423978
ISBN-13
9780786423972
eBay Product ID (ePID)
46915496

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
236 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Horsehide, Pigskin, Oval Tracks and Apple Pie : Essays on Sports and American Culture
Publication Year
2005
Subject
Popular Culture, Sociology of Sports, General
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Sports & Recreation, Social Science
Author
James A. Vlasich
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
11.4 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2005-031112
Dewey Edition
22
Number of Volumes
1 Vol.
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
306.4/83
Lc Classification Number
Gv706.5.H666 2006
Table of Content
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction PART I. BASEBALL 1. The Fireman and the Mitt: The 1941 New York Yankees-Brooklyn Dodgers World Series 2. Eight Ways of Looking at a Musial PART II. BASEBALL AND ETHNICITY 3. "Poos 'Em Up, Tony!"--Italian Americans and Baseball 4. Ichiro, Godzilla, and the American Dream: Japanese Players in Major League Baseball PART III. GOLF 5. Tiger Woods: Golf''s Modern Catalyst for Change 6. The Masters on Trial: Culture Wars Over Women Members at Augusta National Golf Club PART IV. FOOTBALL 7. "On the Threshold of Broad and Rich Football Pastures": Integrated College Football at UCLA (1938-1941) 8. Holy War on the Football Field: Religion and the Florida State University Indian Mascot Controversy 9. New Orleans Becomes a Big League City: The NFL-AFL Merger and the Creation of the New Orleans Saints PART V. CAR RACING 10. Weekend Warriors: The Survival and Revival of American Dirt-Track Racing 11. Racing's Roots in the Virginia Landscape 12. Kickin' Up Dirt and Puttin' Down Roots: Keith Simmons and NASCAR's Dodge Weekly Racing Series in Eastern Iowa 13. The NASCAR Fan as Emotional Stakeholder: Changing the Sport, Changing the Fan Culture PART VI. SPORTS NOT FOR MEN ONLY 14. Marketing Multiple Mythologies of Masculinity: Television Advertising and the National Hockey League 15. Social Class and Fishing: Fly Fishers vs. the Other 16. Ali's Last Hurrah About the Contributors Index
Copyright Date
2006

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