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Idols of the game1995

A Sporting History of the American Century

Robert Lipsyte

About this book

A social history of American sport, told through profiles of sixteen of the twentieth century's most famous athletes, studying the increasing trend toward commercialism in sports, and looking at the changing attitudes toward African-Americans, women, and other minorities.

Details

First published
1995
OL Work ID
OL2704559W

Subjects

Sociological aspectsSociological aspects of SportsAthletesBiographySportsSportifsBiographiesSportersAspect sociologique

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