King Football : sport and spectacle in the golden age of radio and newsreels, movies and magazines, the weekly & the daily press /

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This landmark work explores the vibrant world of football from the 1920s through the 1950s, a period in which the game became deeply embedded in American life. Though millions experienced the thrills of college and professional football firsthand during these years, many more encountered the game th...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Oriard, Michael, 1948- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill ; London : The University of North Carolina Press, [2001]
Subjects:
1900-1999
Football > History > 20th century.
Mass media and sports > History > 20th century.
Football > Social aspects > United States.
Football américain > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Médias et sports > Histoire > 20e siècle.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Football.
Football
Football > Social aspects
Mass media and sports
American Football.
Perswezen.
Omroep.
Berichtgeving.
United States
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • pt. 1. In the kingdom of football
  • Reading, watching, and listening to football
  • Local football
  • Who cares about reform?
  • Players' and coaches', whose game is it?
  • Gridiron, U.S.A.
  • Sanctioning savagery
  • pt. 2. What we think about when we think about football
  • Class?
  • Ethnicity
  • Race
  • Masculinity.

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