{"product_id":"a-companion-to-american-sport-history-isbn-9780470656129","title":"A Companion to American Sport History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to American Sport History\u003c\/i\u003e presents a collection of original essays that represent the first comprehensive analysis of scholarship relating to the growing field of American sport history.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents the first complete analysis of the scholarship relating to the academic history of American sport\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures contributions from many of the finest scholars working in the field of American sport history\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes coverage of the chronology of sports from colonial times to the present day, including major sports such as baseball, football, basketball, boxing, golf, motor racing, tennis, and track and field \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddresses the relationship of sports to urbanization, technology, gender, race, social class, and genres such as sports biography\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAwarded 2015 Best Anthology from the North American Society for Sport History (NASSH)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  Notes on Contributors viii  \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSteven A. Riess\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Major Chronological Eras of Sport History 11\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Emergence of Sport: A Historiographical Appraisal of Sport in America through 1865 13\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJames C. Schneider\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Gilded Age and the Progressive Era, 1865–1920 32\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGerald R. Gems\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Interwar and Post-World War II Eras, 1920–1960 60\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRyan Swanson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Sport Since the 1960s 84\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRuss Crawford\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Historical Processes and Sport 107\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Scientific Habits of Mind, Technological Revolutions, and American Sport 109\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMark Dyreson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Urbanization and American Sport 130\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoseph C. Bigott\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Major Team Sports 153\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Baseball Before 1920 155\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLeslie Heaphy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Baseball Since 1920 177\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRebecca T. Alpert\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Reconciling the Consequences of Modernity: College Football as Cultural History 202\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKurt Edward Kemper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Professional Football 221\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnthony Santoro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Basketball 246\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAram Goudsouzian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Major Individual Sports 269\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Boxing: The Manly Art 271\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRandy Roberts and Andrew R. M. Smith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Golf and Tennis 292\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert Pruter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 American Motor Sport: The Checkered Literature on the Checkered Flag 313\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid N. Lucsko\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Historians, Track Stars, and Amateurism: Retrospect and Prospects 334\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlan S. Katchen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Sport, Government, and the Global Society 357\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 The United States and International Sport: A Historiography 359\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNicholas Evan Sarantakes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 The United States in the Modern Olympic Movement: A Historiography 379\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert K. Barney\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI Sport and Social History 403\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Historians Take on Ethnicity, Race, and Sport 405\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGerald R. Gems\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 The African American Athlete 434\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLouis Moore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Class and Sport 454\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSteven A. Riess\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Manhood or Masculinity: The Historiography of Manliness in American Sport 479\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBrian M. Ingrassia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Women in American Sport History 500\u003cbr\u003e Linda J. Borish\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VII Sport and Capitalism 521\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Explaining Exceptionalism: Approaches to the Study of American Sports Business History 523\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJ. Andrew Ross\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Sport and the Media 552\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJames R. Walker and Robert V. Bellamy, Jr\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Stadiums, Arenas, and Audiences 577\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert C. Trumpbour\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VIII Sport and Culture 599\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Sport and American Religion 601\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRichard Kimball\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Not Always “Natural”: A Historiography of Sport in American Culture 615\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKevin B. Witherspoon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Sports Biographies 634\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMaureen Smith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 656\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteven A. Riess\u003c\/b\u003e is the Bernard Brommel Research Professor of History at Northeastern Illinois University. His books include \u003ci\u003eCity Games: The Evolution of American Urban Society and the Rise of Sports\u003c\/i\u003e (1989), \u003ci\u003eTouching Base: Professional Baseball and American Culture in the Progressive Era, Revised Edition\u003c\/i\u003e (1999), and \u003ci\u003eThe Sport of Kings and the Kings of Crime: Horse Racing, Politics, and Organized Crime in New York, 1865-1913\u003c\/i\u003e (2011)\u003ci\u003e, and Sport in Industrial America, 1850-1920, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley-Blackwell, 2013).\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to American Sport History\u003c\/i\u003e represents the first comprehensive analysis of classic and contemporary scholarship relating to the burgeoning field of American sport history.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeaturing contributions from many of the finest scholars working in the field of American sport history, essays begin by tracing the evolution of sports in America from colonial societies through to the era of sport in the United States today. A series of thematic essays go on to cover major sports such as baseball, football, basketball, boxing,   car racing, golf and tennis, and track and field, and more. Individual topics include the relationship of sports to issues of business, manliness, communications, urbanization, and technology. Historiographical essays offer fascinating insights into America’s lengthy obsession with sporting culture, touching on topics such as gambling and crime, heroes and villains, and race and gender. Authoritative and timely, \u003ci\u003eA Companion to American Sport History\u003c\/i\u003e helps shape our understanding of the complex role of sports in American history.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“Steve Riess has assembled a cast of experts whose essays make A Companion to American Sport History the go-to reference for anyone -- old hand or new – looking to catch up on the vast and growing literature in this field.”\u003cbr\u003e —\u003ci\u003eStephen Hardy, University of New Hampshire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A trustworthy guide to the innumerable books and articles that narrate and interpret American sport history.”\u003cbr\u003e —\u003ci\u003eAllen Guttmann, Amherst College\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988600897765,"sku":"NP9780470656129","price":225.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470656129.jpg?v=1761780923","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/a-companion-to-american-sport-history-isbn-9780470656129","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}