More Than Just a Game

by Jay, Kathryn

• ISBN13: 9780231125352
• ISBN10: 0231125356
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-04-15
• Publisher: Columbia Univ Pr

Summary

More Than Just a Gametracks the explosion of the sports industry in the United States since 1945 and how it has shaped class, racial, gender, and national identities. By examining both professional and intercollegiate sports such as baseball, football, basketball, golf, tennis, and stock car racing, Kathryn Jay looks at the impact of packaging, salary, hype, corporate sponsorship, drug use, and the presence of women and African American players. Jay also considers the persistent belief that sports encourage good citizenship and morality despite a rise in cheating and violent behavior and an unabashed emphasis on financial gain. More Than Just a Gameis a fascinating exploration of a phenomenon that has engaged the American imagination and thrilled fans for decades.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Introduction	1	(8)
1. Sports, the American Way	9	(36)
2. An Athletic Cold War	45	(34)
3. A Brave New World	79	(34)
4. Making Sense of the Sixties	113	(33)
5. Walking the Picket Line and Fighting for Rights	146	(34)
6. Competing on the Open Market	180	(37)
7. High-Priced Heroes Go Global	217	(26)
Notes	243	(14)
Bibliography	257	(2)
Index	259