Patriotic Games: Sporting Tradition in the American Imagination, 1876-1926

by Steven W. Pope

Book Overview

Choice "Outstanding Academic Book" (1998)

"Nationalism and amateurism. While countless scholars have written on one or the other of these two important concepts, S.W. Pope has undertaken to explore the relationship between them. His subtle analysis on this relationship is but one of many highlights in this wonderfully insightful and multi-faceted book." -Allen Guttmann, Amherst College

"Pope has done a masterful job of combining his...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1572334983
• ISBN13: 9781572334984
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Univ Tennessee Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 8.9"