| Ethnicity and Sport in North American History and Culture Contributor(s): Eisen, George (Author) |
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ISBN: 0313288143 ISBN-13: 9780313288142 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 1994 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation - Social Science | Popular Culture |
| Dewey: 796.19 |
| LCCN: 93050538 |
| Lexile Measure: 1450 |
| Series: Contributions to the Study of Popular Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6" W x 9" (1.17 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The editors use the unique lens of the history of sports to examine ethnic experiences in North America since 1840. Comprised of 12 original essays and an Introduction, it chronicles sport as a social institution through which various ethnic and racial groups attempted to find the way to social and psychological acceptance and cultural integration. Included are chapters on Native Americans, Irish-Americans, German-Americans, Canadians, African-Americans, Italian-Americans, Hispanics, and several more, showing how their sports participation also provided these communities with some measure of social mobility, self-esteem, and a shared pride. |