{"product_id":"9780470656129","title":"A Companion to American Sport History","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWiley Blackwell Companions to American History\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA Companion to American Sport History\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSteven A. Riess\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ United States \/ 20th Century\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to American Sport History\u003c\/i\u003e presents a collection of original essays that represent the first comprehensive analysis of scholarship relating to the growing field of American sport history.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents the first complete analysis of the scholarship relating to the academic history of American sport\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures contributions from many of the finest scholars working in the field of American sport history\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes coverage of the chronology of sports from colonial times to the present day, including major sports such as baseball, football, basketball, boxing, golf, motor racing, tennis, and track and field \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddresses the relationship of sports to urbanization, technology, gender, race, social class, and genres such as sports biography\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAwarded 2015 Best Anthology from the North American Society for Sport History (NASSH)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteven A. Riess\u003c\/b\u003e is the Bernard Brommel Research Professor of History at Northeastern Illinois University. His books include \u003ci\u003eCity Games: The Evolution of American Urban Society and the Rise of Sports\u003c\/i\u003e (1989), \u003ci\u003eTouching Base: Professional Baseball and American Culture in the Progressive Era, Revised Edition\u003c\/i\u003e (1999), and \u003ci\u003eThe Sport of Kings and the Kings of Crime: Horse Racing, Politics, and Organized Crime in New York, 1865-1913\u003c\/i\u003e (2011)\u003ci\u003e, and Sport in Industrial America, 1850-1920, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley-Blackwell, 2013).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e03 June 2014\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780470656129\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e704\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e43.36\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378775093388,"sku":"9780470656129","price":209.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780470656129.jpg?v=1780280860","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780470656129","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}