Understanding American Sport : In Culture and Society, Paperback by Gems, Ger...

by Gems, Gerald R.; Pfister, Gertrud

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Understanding American Sport : In Culture and Society, Paperback by Gems, Gerald R.; Pfister, Gertrud, ISBN 0415443652, ISBN-13 9780415443654, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Gems (health and physical education, North Central College) and Pfister (sport and social sciences, U. of Copenhagen) focuses on the distinctive nature of American sports culture to answer questions such as how should it be understood and what it says about the country. Th provides a discussion and critical analysis of the sports and leisure activities of "ordinary" Americans in addition to football, basketball, baseball, and sports heroes. The fact that one author is an American citizen and the other a Danish citizen offers both inside and outside views of the country's sports culture, which enhances the depth of th. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()

• ISBN: 9780415443654
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