Sports and Freedom
The Rise of Big-Time College Athletics
Perhaps more than any other two colleges, Harvard and Yale gave form to American intercollegiate athletics--a form that was inspired by the Oxford-Cambridge rivalry overseas, and that was imitated by colleges and universities throughout the United States. Focusing on the influence of theseprestigious eastern institutions, this fascinating study traces the origins and development of intercollegiate athletics in America from the mid-nineteenth century to the early twentieth century. Smith begins with an historical overview of intercollegiate athletics and details the evolution ofindividual sports--crew, baseball, track and field, and especially…
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- ISBN: 978-0-19-506582-4
- EAN: 9780195065824
- Produktnummer: 22683816
- Verlag: Oxford University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1991
- Seitenangabe: 304 S.
- Masse: H21.0 cm x B14.0 cm x D2.3 cm 405 g
- Gewicht: 405
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