Qualifying Times

Jaime Schultz

• Hardcover | Engels | Sport and Society
• This perceptive, lively study explores U.S. women's sport through historical "points of change" particular products or trends that dramatically influe... Lees meer

Sex Testing

Lindsay Pieper

• Paperback | Engels | Sport and Society
• In 1968, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) implemented sex testing for female athletes at that year's Games. When it became clear that testing... Lees meer

Beyond the Black Power Salute

Gregory J Kaliss

• Paperback | Engels | Sport and Society
• Unequal opportunity sparked Jim Brown's endeavors to encourage Black development while Billie Jean King fought so that women tennis players could earn... Lees meer

Waikiki Dreams

Patrick Moser

• Hardcover | Engels | Sport and Society
• Despite a genuine admiration for Native Hawaiian culture, white Californians of the 1930s ignored authentic relationships with Native Hawaiians. Surfi... Lees meer

Degrees of Difficulty

Georgia Cervin

• Paperback | Engels | Sport and Society
• How the Cold War era changed the trajectory of women's gymnastics Electrifying athletes like Olga Korbut and Nadia Comăneci helped make women's artist... Lees meer

From Football to Soccer

Brian D Bunk

• Paperback | Engels | Sport and Society
• Rediscovering soccer's long history in the U.S. Across North America, native peoples and colonists alike played a variety of kicking games long before... Lees meer

Rocky Marciano

Russell Sullivan

• Paperback | Engels | Sport and Society
• In this captivating and complex portrait of an American sports legend, Russell Sullivan confirms Rocky Marciano's place as a symbol and cultural icon ... Lees meer

The Revolt of the Black Athlete

Harry Edwards

• Paperback | Engels | Sport and Society
• The Revolt of the Black Athlete hit sport and society like an Ali combination. This Fiftieth Anniversary edition of Harry Edwards's classic of activis... Lees meer

Dyed in Crimson

Zev Eleff

• Hardcover | Engels | Sport and Society
• In 1926, Harvard athletic director Bill Bingham chose former Crimson All-American Arnold Horween as coach of the university's moribund football team. ... Lees meer

The Gold in the Rings

Stephen R Wenn, Robert Barney

• Hardcover | Engels | Sport and Society
• Once a showcase for amateur athletics, the Olympic Games have become a global entertainment colossus powered by corporate sponsorship and professional... Lees meer

Sandow the Magnificent

David L Chapman

• Paperback | Engels | Sport and Society
• Before Arnold Schwarzenegger, Steve Reeves, or Charles Atlas, there was German-born Eugen Sandow (1867-1925), a muscular vaudeville strongman who used... Lees meer

Degrees of Difficulty

Georgia Cervin

• Hardcover | Engels | Sport and Society
• How the Cold War era changed the trajectory of women's gymnastics Electrifying athletes like Olga Korbut and Nadia Comăneci helped make women's artist... Lees meer

Speed Capital

Brian M Ingrassia

• Paperback | Engels | Sport and Society
• How a speedway became a legendary sports site and sparked America's car culture The 1909 opening of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway marked a foundatio... Lees meer

Speed Capital

Brian M Ingrassia

• Hardcover | Engels | Sport and Society
• How a speedway became a legendary sports site and sparked America's car culture The 1909 opening of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway marked a foundatio... Lees meer

Bloomer Girls

Debra A Shattuck

• Paperback | Engels | Sport and Society
• Disapproving scolds. Sexist condescension. Odd theories about the effect of exercise on reproductive organs. Though baseball began as a gender-neutral... Lees meer

NFL Football

Richard C Crepeau

• Paperback | Engels | Sport and Society
• The new NFL Centennial Edition A multi-billion-dollar entertainment empire, the National Football League is a coast-to-coast obsession that borders on... Lees meer

Paralympic Legacies

• Paperback | Engels | Sport and Society
• Legacy remains one of the most important issues relating to multisport mega-events across the globe and it could be argued that the development of leg... Lees meer

Globetrotting

Damion L Thomas

• Hardcover | Engels | Sport and Society
• Throughout the Cold War, the Soviet Union deplored the treatment of African Americans by the U.S. government as proof of hypocrisy in the American pro... Lees meer

Passing the Baton

Cat M Ariail

• Hardcover | Engels | Sport and Society
• After World War II, the United States used international sport to promote democratic values and its image of an ideal citizen. But African American wo... Lees meer

Cold War Games

Toby C Rider

• Paperback | Engels | Sport and Society
• It is the early Cold War. The Soviet Union appears to be in irresistible ascendance and moves to exploit the Olympic Games as a vehicle for promoting ... Lees meer

Red Grange and the Rise of Modern Football

John M Carroll

• Hardcover | Engels | Sport and Society
• Before the Super Bowl, before "Monday Night Football," even before the NFL, there was Red Grange. Catapulted into the public eye in 1924 by scoring fo... Lees meer

City Games

Steven A Riess

• Paperback | Engels | Sport and Society
• Comprehensive and thoughtful, City Games looks at the complex interrelationship and interdependency between sport and the city. Steven A. Riess shows ... Lees meer

Team Chemistry

Nathan Michael Corzine

• Paperback | Engels | Sport and Society
• In 2007, the Mitchell Report shocked traditionalists who were appalled that drugs had corrupted the "pure" game of baseball. Nathan Corzine rescues th... Lees meer

Sports in Chicago

• Hardcover | Engels | Sport and Society
• Chicago has garnered national recognition by winning the World Series, the Super Bowl, and a string of titles in the National Basketball Association. ... Lees meer