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The American Dream and the National Game
Engelsk
Bogcover for The American Dream and the National Game af Leverett T. Smith, 9780879728670
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
285
ISBN-13:
9780879728670
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
0879728671
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Udg. Dato:
31 jan 1975
Størrelse i cm:
22,8 x 16,0 x 1,8
Oplagsdato:
31 jan 1975
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The American Dream and the National Game

Engelsk
Paperback 1975
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This engaging study examines sports as both a symbol of American culture and a formative force that shapes American values. Leverett T. Smith Jr. uses "high" culture, in the form of literature and criticism, to analyze the popular culture of baseball and professional football. He explores the history of baseball through three important events: the fixing of the 1919 World Series, the appointment of Judge Landis as commissioner of baseball with dictatorial powers, and the emergence of Babe Ruth as the "new" kind of ball player. He also looks at literary works dealing with leisure and sports, including those of Thoreau, Twain, Frost, Lardner, and Hemingway.  Finally he documents the emergence of professional football as the national game through the history and writings of former Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi, who emerges as both a critic of the business-oriented society and a canny businessman and manager of men himself.

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Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
285
ISBN-13:
9780879728670
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
0879728671
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
31 jan 1975
Størrelse i cm:
22,8 x 16,0 x 1,8
Oplagsdato:
31 jan 1975
Forfatter(e):
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