Discipline and Indulgence : College Football, Media, and the American Way of Life during the Cold War /

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The early Cold War (1947-1964) was a time of optimism in America. Flush with confidence by the Second World War, many heralded the American Century and saw postwar affluence as proof that capitalism would solve want and poverty. Yet this period also filled people with anxiety. Beyond the specter of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Montez de Oca, Jeffrey
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rugers University Press, [2013]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
War > Influence.
Social aspects.
Mass media and sports.
Football > Social aspects.
Football.
College sports.
Medias et sports > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Guerre froide > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Mass media and sports > United States > History > 20th century.
Cold War > Influence.
Cold War > Social aspects > United States.
College sports > United States > History > 20th century.
Football > Social aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
Football > United States > History > 20th century.
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
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  • Duck walking the couch potato: Exercise as therapy for a consumer society
  • The best seat in the ballpark: Lifestyle and the televisual event
  • Fordism in the airwaves: The NCAA's use of market regulations to control college athletics
  • From neighborhood to nation: Geographical imagination of the Cold War in Sports Illustrated.

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