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9781586483302

The Meaning Of Sports

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    9781586483302

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    1586483307

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2005-05-11
  • Publisher: PublicAffairs
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Summary

One thinking fan explains to other sports fans and non-fans alike just what it is that draws us to America's most popular sports

Author Biography

Michael Mandelbaum is one of the nation's leading authorities on American foreign policy and international relations and the author or co-author of eight books, including The Ideas That Conquered The World: Peace, Democracy, and Free Markets in the Twenty-First Century.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments xi
Introduction xiii
CHAPTER 1 A Variety of Religious Experience 1(39)
A Modern Creation
1(3)
Diversion and Clarity
4(6)
Shining Examples
10(6)
The Rise of Team Sports
16(10)
The Atlantic Gulf
26(14)
CHAPTER 2 Baseball: The Remembrance of Things Past 40(79)
The Traditional Game
40(14)
The Individual's Game
54(9)
The Golden Age
63(18)
Artists and Scientists
81(12)
The Silver Age
93(26)
CHAPTER 3 Football: The Spectacle of Violence 119(80)
The Industrial Game
119(9)
The War Game
128(15)
The College Game
143(20)
The Coach's Game
163(12)
The Golden Age
175(24)
CHAPTER 4 Basketball: The Chemistry of Teamwork 199(73)
The Post-Industrial Game
199(8)
The Generic Game
207(9)
The Latecomer
216(21)
The Grass Roots
237(12)
The Golden Age
249(23)
Conclusion: The Future of Sports 272(13)
Epilogue 285(18)
Notes 303(38)
Index 341

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