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The Sporting World of the Modern South - Couverture souple

 
9780252070365: The Sporting World of the Modern South
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0252070364 ISBN 13 : 9780252070365
Editeur : University of Illinois Press, 2002

Synopsis

Engaging a medley of perspectives and methodologies, these collected essays explore the sport-related symbols and events that have shaped southern regional identities since the Civil War. The authors range from the "backcountry" fighter stereotypes portrayed in modern professional wrestling to the significance of Crimson Tide coaching legend Paul "Bear" Bryant for white Alabamians while other essays tackle gender and race relations in intercollegiate athletics, the roles athletic competitions played in desegregating the South, and NASCAR's popularity in southern states.

Pairing the action and anecdotes of good sportswriting with rock-solid scholarship, The Sporting World of the Modern South adds historical and anthropological perspectives to legends and lore from the gridiron to the racetrack.

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À propos de l'auteur

Patrick B. Miller teaches history at Northeastern Illinois University. He is the coauthor of The Unlevel Playing Field: A Documentary History of the African American Experience in Sport and coeditor of Sport and the Color Line: Black Athletes and Race Relations in Twentieth-Century America.

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Éditeur
University of Illinois Press
Date d'édition
2002
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0252070364
ISBN 13 
9780252070365
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
368
Éditeur
Miller Patrick B.
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