{"product_id":"understanding-american-sports","title":"Understanding American Sports","description":"\u003cp\u003eSince the nineteenth century the USA has served as an international model for business, lifestyle and sporting success. Yet whilst the language of sport seems to be universal, American sports culture remains highly distinctive. Why is this so? How should we understand American sport? What can we learn about America by analyzing its sports culture? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUnderstanding American Sports\u003c\/em\u003e offers discussion and critical analysis of the everyday sporting and leisure activities of ‘ordinary’ Americans as well as the ‘big three’ (football, baseball, basketball), and elite sports heroes. Throughout the book, the development of American sport is linked to political, social, gender and economic issues, as well as the orientations and cultures of the multilayered American society with its manifold regional, ethnic, social, and gendered diversities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTopics covered include:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmerican college sports\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe influence of immigrant populations \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe unique status of American football\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe emergence of women’s sport in the USA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith co-authors from either side of the Atlantic, \u003cem\u003eUnderstanding American Sports\u003c\/em\u003e uses both the outsider’s perspective and that of the insider to explain American sports culture. With its extensive use of examples and illustrations, this is an engrossing and informative resource for all students of sports studies and American culture. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54233812926808,"sku":"9780415443647","price":248.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780415443647.jpg?v=1777239017","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/understanding-american-sports","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}