LA Sports : Play, Games, and Community in the City of Angels /

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"LA Sports brings together sixteen essays covering various aspects of the development and changing nature of sport in one of America's most fascinating and famous cities. The writers cover a range of topics, including the history of car racing and ice skating, the development of sport venu...

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Détails bibliographiques
Autres auteurs: Wiggins, David Kenneth, 1951- (Éditeur intellectuel), Wilson, Wayne, 1950- (Éditeur intellectuel)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: [Fayetteville, Ark.] : University of Arkansas Press, [2018]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Sports > Sociological aspects.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Reference.
SPORTS & RECREATION > History.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Business Aspects.
GAMES > Gambling > Sports.
Sports > Californie > Los Angeles > Aspect sociologique > Histoire.
Sports > California > Los Angeles > Sociological aspects > History.
California > Los Angeles.
History.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:"LA Sports brings together sixteen essays covering various aspects of the development and changing nature of sport in one of America's most fascinating and famous cities. The writers cover a range of topics, including the history of car racing and ice skating, the development of sport venues, the power of the Mexican fan base in American soccer leagues, the intersecting life stories of Jackie and Mack Robinson, the importance of the Showtime Lakers, the origins of Muscle Beach and surfing, sport in Hollywood films, and more."--
Description:Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed December 1, 2017).
Description matérielle:1 online resource (376 pages).
ISBN:9781610756297

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