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Pigskin Nation

Author : Jesse Berrett
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 0252050371
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Pigskin Nation written by Jesse Berrett and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2018-04-11 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cast as the ultimate hardhats, football players of the 1960s seemed to personify a crewcut traditional manhood that channeled the Puritan work ethic. Yet, despite a social upheaval against such virtues, the National Football League won over all of America—and became a cultural force that recast politics in its own smashmouth image. Jesse Berrett explores pro football's new place in the zeitgeist of the 1960s and 1970s. The NFL's brilliant harnessing of the sports-media complex, combined with a nimble curation of its official line, brought different visions of the same game to both Main Street and the ivory tower. Politicians, meanwhile, spouted gridiron jargon as their handlers co-opted the NFL's gift for spectacle and mythmaking to shape a potent new politics that in essence became pro football. Governing, entertainment, news, elections, celebrity--all put aside old loyalties to pursue the mass audience captured by the NFL's alchemy of presentation, television, and high-stepping style. An invigorating appraisal of a dynamic era, Pigskin Nation reveals how pro football created the template for a future that became our present.

Written Comments on Certain Tariff and Trade Bills

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1136 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (327 download)

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Download or read book Written Comments on Certain Tariff and Trade Bills written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 1136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Pigskin Dreams

Author : Stephen Below
Publisher : Byrd & Bull Pub
ISBN 13 : 0615311288
Total Pages : 207 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (153 download)

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Download or read book Pigskin Dreams written by Stephen Below and published by Byrd & Bull Pub. This book was released on 2010 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of stories written by 22 pro-football hall of famers -- including Mike Ditka, Johnny Uni-tas, Howie Long, and Steve Young—that reveal the people, places, and events that made them great. Features: Instant appeal for football players, coaches, parents, and fans. Coaches, teachers, and parents will find this book a refreshing reminder of the true role models in professional sports; aspiring players will find invaluable advice on what it takes to be a pro, in the words of the pros themselves; An illustration of how good parenting and coaching can build character. Through these personal accounts of what drove them to their achievements both on and off the field, these NFL pros show parents and coaches the importance of strong character in sports, and in life; Some of the biggest names in professional football. The twenty-two contributors to Pigskin Dreams are some of the most recognisable figures in the history of football, and fans will appreciate this chance to get a glimpse inside their lives. Each section begins with a brief biographical introduction and wrap-up written by authors Below and Kalis.

Pigskin

Author : Robert Peterson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0195076079
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (95 download)

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Download or read book Pigskin written by Robert Peterson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the roots of professional football, from its organization in the 1880s, to the formation of the National Football League in 1920, to its surge in popularity with the pivotal Bears-Redskins championship game of 1940, through the highly lucrative tel

American Football and the American Way of War

Author : Daniel Sukman
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031553454
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book American Football and the American Way of War written by Daniel Sukman and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Pigskin Warriors

Author : Steven Travers
Publisher : Taylor Trade Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781589793330
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (933 download)

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Download or read book Pigskin Warriors written by Steven Travers and published by Taylor Trade Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the leather-helmet era to the media circus of college football today, Travers presents a carefully researched examination of college football and its role in society. Photographs complement the text, providing a deep sense of how the sport has evolved.

All Hands

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 824 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book All Hands written by and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page 824 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

42 Today

Author : MichaeL G Long
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 1479805610
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (798 download)

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Download or read book 42 Today written by MichaeL G Long and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2021-02-09 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores Jackie Robinson’s compelling and complicated legacy Before the United States Supreme Court ruled against segregation in public schools, and before Rosa Parks refused to surrender her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama, Jackie Robinson walked onto the diamond on April 15, 1947, as first baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers, making history as the first African American to integrate Major League Baseball in the twentieth century. Today a national icon, Robinson was a complicated man who navigated an even more complicated world that both celebrated and despised him. Many are familiar with Robinson as a baseball hero. Few, however, know of the inner turmoil that came with his historic status. Featuring piercing essays from a range of distinguished sportswriters, cultural critics, and scholars, this book explores Robinson’s perspectives and legacies on civil rights, sports, faith, youth, and nonviolence, while providing rare glimpses into the struggles and strength of one of the nation’s most athletically gifted and politically significant citizens. Featuring a foreword by celebrated directors and producers Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon, this volume recasts Jackie Robinson’s legacy and establishes how he set a precedent for future civil rights activism, from Black Lives Matter to Colin Kaepernick.

How White Men Won the Culture Wars

Author : Joseph Darda
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520381459
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book How White Men Won the Culture Wars written by Joseph Darda and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title, 2022 A cultural history of how white men exploited the image of the Vietnam veteran to roll back civil rights and restake their claim on the nation “If war among the whites brought peace and liberty to the blacks,” Frederick Douglass asked in 1875, peering into the nation’s future, “what will peace among the whites bring?” The answer then and now, after civil war and civil rights: a white reunion disguised as a veterans’ reunion. How White Men Won the Culture Wars shows how a broad contingent of white men––conservative and liberal, hawk and dove, vet and nonvet––transformed the Vietnam War into a staging ground for a post–civil rights white racial reconciliation. Conservatives could celebrate white vets as raceless embodiments of the nation. Liberals could treat them as minoritized heroes whose voices must be heard. Erasing Americans of color, Southeast Asians, and women from the war, white men with stories of vets on their mind could agree, after civil rights and feminism, that they had suffered and deserved more. From the POW/MIA and veterans’ mental health movements to Rambo and “Born in the U.S.A.,” they remade their racial identities for an age of color blindness and multiculturalism in the image of the Vietnam vet. No one wins in a culture war—except, Joseph Darda argues, white men dressed in army green.

America's Game

Author : Michael MacCambridge
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0307481433
Total Pages : 610 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book America's Game written by Michael MacCambridge and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2008-11-26 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s difficult to imagine today—when the Super Bowl has virtually become a national holiday and the National Football League is the country’s dominant sports entity—but pro football was once a ramshackle afterthought on the margins of the American sports landscape. In the span of a single generation in postwar America, the game charted an extraordinary rise in popularity, becoming a smartly managed, keenly marketed sports entertainment colossus whose action is ideally suited to television and whose sensibilities perfectly fit the modern age. America’s Game traces pro football’s grand transformation, from the World War II years, when the NFL was fighting for its very existence, to the turbulent 1980s and 1990s, when labor disputes and off-field scandals shook the game to its core, and up to the sport’s present-day preeminence. A thoroughly entertaining account of the entire universe of professional football, from locker room to boardroom, from playing field to press box, this is an essential book for any fan of America’s favorite sport.

Speed Capital

Author : Brian M. Ingrassia
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 0252055217
Total Pages : 203 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Speed Capital written by Brian M. Ingrassia and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2024-02-06 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How a speedway became a legendary sports site and sparked America’s car culture The 1909 opening of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway marked a foundational moment in the history of automotive racing. Events at the famed track and others like it also helped launch America’s love affair with cars and an embrace of road systems that transformed cities and shrank perceptions of space. Brian Ingrassia tells the story of the legendary oval’s early decades. This story revolves around Speedway cofounder and visionary businessman Carl Graham Fisher, whose leadership in the building of the transcontinental Lincoln Highway and the iconic Dixie Highway had an enormous impact on American mobility. Ingrassia looks at the Speedway’s history as a testing ground for cars and airplanes, its multiple close brushes with demolition, and the process by which racing became an essential part of the Golden Age of Sports. At the same time, he explores how the track’s past reveals the potent links between sports capitalism and the selling of nostalgia, tradition, and racing legends.

Baseball

Author : Benjamin G. Rader
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 0252050797
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Baseball written by Benjamin G. Rader and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2018-10-30 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this fourth edition, Benjamin G. Rader updates the text with a portrait of baseball's new order. He charts an on-the-field game transformed by analytics, an influx of Latino and Asian players, and a generation of players groomed for brute power both on the mound and at the plate. He also analyzes the behind-the-scenes revolution that brought in billions of dollars from a synergy of marketing and branding prowess, visionary media development, and fan-friendly ballparks abuzz with nonstop entertainment. The result is an entertaining and comprehensive tour of a game that, whatever its changes, always reflects American society and culture.

NFL Football

Author : Richard C. Crepeau
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 0252052463
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book NFL Football written by Richard C. Crepeau and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2020-09-14 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new NFL Centennial Edition A multi-billion-dollar entertainment empire, the National Football League is a coast-to-coast obsession that borders on religion and dominates our sports-mad culture. But today's NFL also provides a stage for playing out important issues roiling American society. The updated and expanded edition of NFL Football observes the league's centennial by following the NFL into the twenty-first century, where off-the-field concerns compete with touchdowns and goal line stands for headlines. Richard Crepeau delves into the history of the league and breaks down the new era with an in-depth look at the controversies and dramas swirling around pro football today: Tensions between players and Commissioner Roger Goodell over collusion, drug policies, and revenue; The firestorm surrounding Colin Kaepernick and protests of police violence and inequality; Andrew Luck and others choosing early retirement over the threat to their long-term health; Paul Tagliabue's role in covering up information on concussions; The Super Bowl's evolution into a national holiday. Authoritative and up to the minute, NFL Football continues the epic American success story.

The Opening Kickoff

Author : Dave Revsine
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493012916
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book The Opening Kickoff written by Dave Revsine and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-07-29 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s America’s most popular sport, played by thousands, watched by millions, and generating billions in revenues every year. It’s also America’s most controversial sport, haunted by the specter of life-threatening injuries and plagued by scandal, even among its most venerable personalities and institutions. At the college level, we often tie football’s tales of corruption and greed to its current popularity and revenue potential, and we have vague notions of a halcyon time--before the new College Football Playoff, power conferences, and huge TV contracts. Perhaps we conjure images of young Ivy Leaguers playing a gentleman’s game, exemplifying the collegial in collegiate. What we don’t imagine is a game described in 1905, not today, as "a social obsession--this boy-killing, man-mutillating, education-prostituting, gladiatorial sport." In The Opening Kickoff, Dave Revsine tells the riveting story of the formative period of American football (1890-1915). It was a time that saw the game’s meteoric rise, fueled by overflow crowds, breathless newspaper coverage and newfound superstars—including one of the most thrilling and mysterious the sport has ever seen. But it was also a period racked by controversy in academics, recruiting, and physical brutality that, in combination, threatened football’s very existence. A vivid storyteller, Revsine brings it all to life in a captivating narrative.

High School Football in South Carolina

Author : John Boyanoski
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1614231990
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (142 download)

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Download or read book High School Football in South Carolina written by John Boyanoski and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2010-08-05 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: South Carolina has a proud tradition of high school football stretching back to the 1890s, making the sport one of the most celebrated in the state. Discover how Florence High School-- sometimes dubbed the Yellow Jackets or the Golden Tornados--won the first four state titles, a record that has been tied but never broken. And learn about the aftermath of a 1922 game between Columbia and Charleston, when violent Columbia fans hurled eggs at the Charleston train as the players left for home. Through the 1960s, the sport withstood the immense pressure of integration until 157 teams ballooned into 193 by the end of the decade. John Boyanoski reveals the trophies, tears, and triumphs of the Palmetto State's time-honored football legacy.

Passing the Baton

Author : Cat M. Ariail
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 0252052366
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Passing the Baton written by Cat M. Ariail and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2020-11-30 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After World War II, the United States used international sport to promote democratic values and its image of an ideal citizen. But African American women excelling in track and field upset such notions. Cat M. Ariail examines how athletes such as Alice Coachman, Mae Faggs, and Wilma Rudolph forced American sport cultures—both white and Black—to reckon with the athleticism of African American women. Marginalized still further in a low-profile sport, young Black women nonetheless bypassed barriers to represent their country. Their athletic success soon threatened postwar America's dominant ideas about race, gender, sexuality, and national identity. As Ariail shows, the wider culture defused these radical challenges by locking the athletes within roles that stressed conservative forms of femininity, blackness, and citizenship. A rare exploration of African American women athletes and national identity, Passing the Baton reveals young Black women as active agents in the remaking of what it means to be American.

Degrees of Difficulty

Author : Georgia Cervin
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 0252052676
Total Pages : 395 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Degrees of Difficulty written by Georgia Cervin and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2021-06-15 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How the Cold War era changed the trajectory of women's gymnastics Electrifying athletes like Olga Korbut and Nadia Comăneci helped make women’s artistic gymnastics one of the most popular events in the Olympic Games. But the transition of gymnastics from a women’s sport to a girl’s sport in the 1970s also laid the foundation for a system of emotional, physical, and sexual abuse of gymnasts around the world. Georgia Cervin offers a unique history of women's gymnastics, examining how the high-stakes diplomatic rivalry of the Cold War created a breeding ground for exploitation. Yet, a surprising spirit of international collaboration arose to decide the social values and image of femininity demonstrated by the sport. Cervin also charts the changes in style, equipment, training, and participants that transformed the sport, as explosive athleticism replaced balletic grace and gymnastics dominance shifted from East to West. Sweeping and revelatory, Degrees of Difficulty tells a story of international friction, unexpected cooperation, and the legacy of abuse and betrayal created by the win-at-all-cost attitudes of the Cold War.