SportsWorld An American Dreamland |
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Author:
| Lipsyte, Robert |
ISBN: | 978-0-8135-9319-7 |
Publication Date: | Jun 2018 |
Publisher: | Rutgers University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $40.70 |
Book Description:
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SportsWorld is a well-known commentator's overview of the most significant form of mass culture in America--sports. Lipsyte's classic text, newly introduced, interweaves biographies of sports greats--including New York Jets star Joe Namath, greatest-in-the-world boxer Muhammad Ali, basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and tennis pro Billie Jean King--with critical analysis of American racism, capitalism, politics, and gender.
SportsWorld is a well-known commentator's overview of the most significant form of mass culture in America--sports. Lipsyte's classic text, newly introduced, interweaves biographies of sports greats--including New York Jets star Joe Namath, greatest-in-the-world boxer Muhammad Ali, basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and tennis pro Billie Jean King--with critical analysis of American racism, capitalism, politics, and gender.