City Games : The Evolution of American Urban Society and the Rise of Sports Paperback / softback
by Steven A. Riess
Part of the Sport and Society series
Paperback / softback
Description
Comprehensive and thoughtful, City Games looks at the complex interrelationship and interdependency between sport and the city.
Steven A. Riess shows how demographic growth, evolving special arrangements, social reform, the formulation of class and ethnic subcultures, the expansion of urban government, and the rise of political machines and crime syndicates all interacted to influence the development of sports in the United States.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:368 pages
- Publisher:University of Illinois Press
- Publication Date:01/03/1991
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- ISBN:9780252062162
Information
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:368 pages
- Publisher:University of Illinois Press
- Publication Date:01/03/1991
- Category:
- ISBN:9780252062162