JANE R. reviewed American Sports: From the Age of Folk Games to the Age of Televised Sports (4th Edition) on + 51 more book reviews
ANALYTICAL HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN SPORTS FROM THE COLONIAL ERA TO THE PRESENT. IT GIVES SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE HISTORICAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SPORTS AND SUCH MAJOR SOCIAL CLEAVAGES AS CLASS, RACE, EIHNICITY, GENDER AND REGION AS WELL AS THE POWER THAT SPORTS HAVE EXERCISED IN BINDING DIVERSE PEOPLES TOGETHER.
