SportsWars (e-bog) af David Zang, Zang
David Zang, Zang (forfatter)

SportsWars e-bog

189,38 DKK (inkl. moms 236,72 DKK)
The Vietnam era's tensions-between tradition and new possibilities, black and white, young and old, male and female-were played out on the field of professional and organized sports. SportsWars shows that the century-old position of sports as the standard-bearer for American values, and as a central way of building character, made it a prime target in this time of general disenchantment. Critic...
E-bog 189,38 DKK
Forfattere David Zang, Zang (forfatter)
Udgivet 1 juli 2001
Længde 212 sider
Genrer HBTB
Sprog English
Format pdf
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9781610753937
The Vietnam era's tensions-between tradition and new possibilities, black and white, young and old, male and female-were played out on the field of professional and organized sports. SportsWars shows that the century-old position of sports as the standard-bearer for American values, and as a central way of building character, made it a prime target in this time of general disenchantment. Critics began to challenge not only individual abuses but sport's very ideals, and for the first time these critics included athletes themselves. Zang locates a variety of larger cultural debates within professional sports and organized sports more generally: changing valuations of hard work and the physical, winning versus character, and challenges to authority. He also considers the relationships between sports and other domains of popular culture, including the counterculture, rock and roll, and Hollywood.