The meaning of sports : why Americans watch baseball, football, and basketball, and what they see when they do / Michael Mandelbaum.
Mandelbaum, Michael.
2004
GV706.5 .M345 2004 (Mapit)
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Title The meaning of sports : why Americans watch baseball, football, and basketball, and what they see when they do / Michael Mandelbaum.
Author Mandelbaum, Michael.
Edition 1st ed.
ISBN 1586482521
Publication Details New York : Public Affairs, c2004.
Language English
Description xviii, 332 p. ; 25 cm.
Call Number GV706.5 .M345 2004
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-320) and index.
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1: A variety of religious experience
A modern creation
Diversion and clarity
Shining examples
The rise of team sports
The Atlantic Gulf
2: Baseball: the remembrance of things past
The traditional game
The individual's game
The golden age
Artists and scientists
The silver age
3: Football: the spectacle of violence
The industrial game
The war game
The college game
The coach's game
The golden age
4: Basketball: the chemistry of teamwork
The post-industrial game
The generic game
The latecomer
The grass roots
The golden age
The future of sports.

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