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O God of Players : The Story of the Immaculata Mighty Macs /

Between 1972 and 1974, the Mighty Macs of Immaculata College-a small Catholic women's school outside Philadelphia-made history by winning the first three women's national college basketball championships ever played. A true Cinderella team, this unlikely fifteenth-seeded squad triumphed ag...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Byrne, Julie (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2003]
Colección:Religion and American Culture
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
  • LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
  • NOTE ON NOTATION
  • PREFACE
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • Introduction: Philadelphia Hoop and Catholic Fun
  • 1. Making the Team,Making Identity
  • 2. Practicing Basketball, Practicing Class
  • 3. Bodies in Basketball
  • 4. Praying for the Team
  • 5. Ladies of the Court
  • 6. Championships and Community
  • Postscript: Immaculata Basketball and U.S. Religious History
  • Appendix A: Immaculata College Basketball Survey
  • Appendix B: Surveys, Interviews, Correspondence, and Unpublished Memoirs
  • NOTES
  • REFERENCES
  • INDEX