Horsehide, Pigskin, Oval Tracks and Apple Pie

Essays on Sports and American Culture

Häftad, Engelska, 2005

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Beskrivning

This work brings together 16 of the best presentations on sport from the conferences of the Popular Culture Association. Topics include baseball (the 1941 World Series, the career of Stan Musial, Italian Americans in the game, and Japanese players), golf (Tiger Woods, and the culture wars over women at Augusta National), football (integration at UCLA, the controversy over the Indian mascot at Florida State, and the creation of the New Orleans Saints), auto racing (the revival of dirt tracks, racing's roots in Virginia, NASCAR in Eastern Iowa, and the NASCAR fan), and sports and men (marketing in hockey, social class and fishing, and Muhammad Ali's last stand). 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.Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2005-12-26
Mått:152 x 229 x 12 mm
Vikt:322 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:236
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9780786423972

Utforska kategorier

Kulturvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Sportböcker inom Sport, fritid och hobby

Mer om författaren

James A. Vlasich is professor emeritus of history in the Department of History and Sociology at Southern Utah University in Cedar City, Utah. He is also the Sports Area chair of the Popular Culture Association.

Innehållsförteckning

Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface Introduction PART I. BASEBALL1. 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 ETHNICITY3. “Poos ’Em Up, Tony!”—Italian Americans and Baseball 4. Ichiro, Godzilla, and the American Dream: Japanese Players in Major League Baseball PART III. GOLF5. 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. FOOTBALL7. “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 RACING10. 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 ONLY14. 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