Sports And Freedom

Author : Ronald A. Smith
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1990-12-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9780195362183

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Perhaps more than any other two colleges, Harvard and Yale gave form to American intercollegiate athletics--a form that was inspired by the Oxford-Cambridge rivalry overseas, and that was imitated by colleges and universities throughout the United States. Focusing on the influence of these prestigious eastern institutions, this fascinating study traces the origins and development of intercollegiate athletics in America from the mid-nineteenth century to the early twentieth century. Smith begins with an historical overview of intercollegiate athletics and details the evolution of individual sports--crew, baseball, track and field, and especially football. Then, skillfully setting various sports events in their broader social and cultural contexts, Smith goes on to discuss many important issues that are still relevant today: student-faculty competition for institutional athletic control; the impact of the professional coach on big-time athletics; the false concept of amateurism in college athletics; and controversies over eligibility rules. He also reveals how the debates over brutality and ethics created the need for a central organizing body, the National Collegiate Athletic Association, which still runs college sports today. Sprinkled throughout with spicy sports anecdotes, from the Thanksgiving Day Princeton-Yale football game that drew record crowds in the 1890s to a meeting with President Theodore Roosevelt on football violence, this lively, in-depth investigation will appeal to serious sports buffs as well as to anyone interested in American social and cultural history.

Author : Ronald A. Smith
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1990-12-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9780190281724

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Sports and Freedom by Ronald A. Smith Pdf

Perhaps more than any other two colleges, Harvard and Yale gave form to American intercollegiate athletics--a form that was inspired by the Oxford-Cambridge rivalry overseas, and that was imitated by colleges and universities throughout the United States. Focusing on the influence of these prestigious eastern institutions, this fascinating study traces the origins and development of intercollegiate athletics in America from the mid-nineteenth century to the early twentieth century. Smith begins with an historical overview of intercollegiate athletics and details the evolution of individual sports--crew, baseball, track and field, and especially football. Then, skillfully setting various sports events in their broader social and cultural contexts, Smith goes on to discuss many important issues that are still relevant today: student-faculty competition for institutional athletic control; the impact of the professional coach on big-time athletics; the false concept of amateurism in college athletics; and controversies over eligibility rules. He also reveals how the debates over brutality and ethics created the need for a central organizing body, the National Collegiate Athletic Association, which still runs college sports today. Sprinkled throughout with spicy sports anecdotes, from the Thanksgiving Day Princeton-Yale football game that drew record crowds in the 1890s to a meeting with President Theodore Roosevelt on football violence, this lively, in-depth investigation will appeal to serious sports buffs as well as to anyone interested in American social and cultural history.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : College sports
ISBN : OCLC:475470435

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Sports and Freedom by Anonim Pdf

Author : John Nauright
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0718500725

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Sport, Cultures, and Identities in South Africa by John Nauright Pdf

The meanings attached to sports in South African societies, past and present, are explored in this book, which focuses particularly on the part played by the prominent team sports of rugby, soccer and cricket in the creation of social divisions and unities over the course of South African history. In the past, only white South Africans could represent "South Africa" in international sport. Now, formerly white-dominated sports have been promoted as unifying forces for a nation in the process of forging a new national identity. The book considers the history and changing meanings attached to particular sports in the old and new South Africas, and how sport is being used and abused today.

Author : Simon Henderson
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780813141558

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Sidelined by Simon Henderson Pdf

In 1968, noted sociologist Harry Edwards established the Olympic Project for Human Rights, calling for a boycott of that year's games in Mexico City as a demonstration against racial discrimination in the United States and around the world. Though the boycott never materialized, Edwards's ideas struck a chord with athletes and incited African American Olympians Tommie Smith and John Carlos to protest by raising their black-gloved fists on the podium after receiving their medals. Sidelined draws upon a wide range of historical materials and more than forty oral histories with athletes and administrators to explore how the black athletic revolt used professional and college sports to promote the struggle for civil rights in the late 1960s. Author Simon Henderson argues that, contrary to popular perception, sports reinforced the status quo since they relegated black citizens to stereotypical roles in society. By examining activists' successes and failures in promoting racial equality on one of the most public stages in the world, Henderson sheds new light on an often-overlooked subject and gives voice to those who fought for civil rights both on the field and off.

Author : Dave Zirin
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2011-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781458786982

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What's My Name, Fool? by Dave Zirin Pdf

In Whats My Name, Fool? sports writer Dave Zirin shows how sports express the worst - and at times the most creative, exciting, and political - features of our society. Zirins sharp and insightful commentary on the personalities, politics, and history of American sports is unlike any sports writing being done today. Zirin explores how NBA brawls highlight tensions beyond the arena, how the bold stances taken by sports unions can chart a path for the entire labor movement, and the unexplored political stirrings of a new generation of athletes who are no longer content to just ''play one game at a time.'' Whats My Name, Fool? draws on original interviews with former heavyweight champ George Foreman, Olympic athlete John Carlos, NBA player and anti-death penalty activist Etan Thomas, antiwar womens college hoopster Toni Smith, Olympic Project for Human Rights leader Lee Evans and many others. It also unearths a history of athletes ranging from Jackie Robinson to Muhammad Ali to Billie Jean King, who charted a new course through their athletic ability and their outspoken views.

Author : Fred Coalter
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2019-04-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429623318

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Freedom and Constraint by Fred Coalter Pdf

First published in 1989. In the climate of long-term unemployment, early retirement, and technology that is seen to threaten jobs, 'leisure’ has been presented as the solution to a multitude of social problems. The essays in this collection represent the most important arguments on the problems, myths, and misunderstandings of leisure. Arguing from a range of positions, some sceptical, others more idealistic, they look at the complexities of this field and the social and political problems that surround it. No single argument dominates. What emerges is a live-wire debate on class and gender, employment and economic status, age and education, which brings the discussion of leisure controversially up to date. The book, based on papers presented to conferences of the Leisure Studies Association, divides into sections on leisure and social change, the relationship between leisure and social structures, and the tension between leisure and employment. It takes a critical look at leisure in Britain, Sweden, the Netherlands, and the USA, and at the paradoxes that will determine its future. Whilst refusing to see leisure as a synonym for social progress and liberalization, it argues that the quality of leisure reflects the quality of society itself.

Author : Jaycee Dugard
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781501147630

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Freedom by Jaycee Dugard Pdf

"In the follow-up to ... A Stolen Life, [kidnapping survivor] Jaycee Dugard tells the story of her first experiences after years in captivity: the joys that accompanied her newfound freedom and the challenges of adjusting to life on her own"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Will Simpson,Malcolm McMahon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1910089664

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Freedom Through Football by Will Simpson,Malcolm McMahon Pdf

Author : John Ashley Null
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Athletes
ISBN : 3775139664

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Real Joy by John Ashley Null Pdf

Author : Kirsten Hextrum
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2021-08-13
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781978821224

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Special Admission by Kirsten Hextrum Pdf

Honorable Mention - 2022 Society of Professors of Education Outstanding Book Award​ Special Admission contradicts the national belief that college sports provide upward mobility opportunities. Kirsten Hextrum documents how white middle-class youth become overrepresented on college teams. Her institutional ethnography of one elite athletic and academic institution includes over 100 hours of interviews with college rowers and track & field athletes. She charts the historic and contemporary relationships between colleges, athletics, and white middle-class communities that ensure white suburban youth are advantaged in special athletic admissions. Suburban youth start ahead in college admissions because athletic merit—the competencies desired by university recruiters—requires access to vast familial, communal, and economic resources, all of which are concentrated in their neighborhoods. Their advantages increase as youth, parents, and coaches strategically invest in and engineer novel opportunities to maintain their race and class status. Thus, college sports allow white, middle-class athletes to accelerate their racial and economic advantages through admission to elite universities.

Author : Russom Teklay
Publisher : Russom Teklay
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2024-01-30
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Eritrea's Quest for Freedom by Russom Teklay Pdf

Its journey to independence, etched in the annals of the 20th century, reflects the aspirations of a people who dared to dream of sovereignty and freedom. This exploration begins by tracing the roots of Eritrea's identity, delving into the historical echoes that resonated with calls for...

Author : Fan Hong
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-03
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781136303074

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Footbinding, Feminism and Freedom by Fan Hong Pdf

Through the medium of women's bodies, Fan Hong explores the significance of religious beliefs, cultural codes and political dogmas for gender relations, gender concepts and the human body in an Asian setting.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Commerce. Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous Materials
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Law
ISBN : UCR:31210012165153

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Fan Freedom and Community Protection Act of 1995 by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Commerce. Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous Materials Pdf

Author : Patricia L. Dooley
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2017-04-06
Category : Art
ISBN : 9798216087083

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Freedom of Speech by Patricia L. Dooley Pdf

This book examines how freedom of speech is reflected in pop culture by looking at numerous examples of films, websites, television shows, and songs that have touched on—and impacted—this issue. It is easy to overlook the importance of freedom of speech in our modern world, where it often seems "anything goes." In actuality, freedom of speech issues are still highly relevant in the 21st century, even if our cultural and social contexts now allow many forms of expression that were unacceptable in previous eras. This book focuses on how freedom of speech is reflected in pop culture by looking at the films, websites, television shows, and songs that have touched on—and impacted—this issue. It examines specific examples of freedom of speech issues within everything from print media to music, theater, photography, film, television, sports, video games, and social media and demonstrates that pop culture sometimes contributes to the expansion of freedom of speech.