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Sports in American Life by"Richard O. Davies"
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 soccer?s sharp rise in popularity Features an all-new section that tackles the growing controversy of head injuries and concussions caused by contact sports
Sports in American Life
By:"Richard O. Davies"
Published on 2016-05-23 by John Wiley & Sons
BOOKS ID : FTM7DAAAQBAJ
Ebook Title : Sports in American Life
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ISBN_13 Code : 9781118912454
ISBN_10 Code : 1118912454
Book Print Type : BOOK
Rank : 11 for keyword gambling lingo
Book Author :"Richard O. Davies"
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Book Pages Count : 464
Print Type : BOOK
Book's Categories :"History"
Books Language : en
Text to Speech Access : ALLOWED
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