{"product_id":"a-brief-history-of-american-sports-paperback","title":"A Brief History of American Sports - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElliott J. Gorn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWarren Goldstein\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElliott J. Gorn and Warren Goldstein show us where our games and pastimes came from, how they developed, and what they have meant to Americans. The great heroes of baseball and football are here, as well as the dramatic moments of boxing and basketball. Beyond this, the authors show us how sports fit into the larger contours of our past. For this new edition, the authors have updated the book to include discussion of performance-enhancing drugs; player salaries, unions, and the business of internationalizing sport; Title IX and gender in American sports; race, especially the entry of Latino and Asian athletes; and the corporatization of amateur athletics. A Brief History of American Sports reveals that from colonial times to the present, sports have been central to American culture, and a profound expression of who we are.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElliott J. Gorn\u003c\/b\u003e is Joseph A. Gagliano Professor of History at Loyola University Chicago. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Manly Art: Bare-Knuckle Prize Fighting in America\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMother Jones: The Most Dangerous Woman in America\u003c\/i\u003e, and other books. \u003cb\u003eWarren Goldstein\u003c\/b\u003e chairs the Department of History at the University of Hartford. He is the author of the award-winning \u003ci\u003ePlaying for Keeps: A History of Early Baseball\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWilliam Sloane Coffin, Jr.: A Holy Impatience\u003c\/i\u003e, and other books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 344\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 15, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42154192306311,"sku":"9780252079481","price":43.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/d0217b7a1fda6325bfefea390fba2c97.webp?v=1733227294","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/a-brief-history-of-american-sports-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}