
Touchdown
An American Obsession
Gerald Gems(Editor)
Berkshire Publishing Group
Published on 31. March 2019
Book
Hardback
300 pages
978-1-61472-035-5 (ISBN)
Description
American football is the most popular, and controversial, sport in the United States, and a massive industry. The NFL's revenues are over $13 billion annually. The Super Bowl is watched by half of US television households and is televised in over 150 countries. Touchdown: An American Obsession is the first comprehensive guide to the history and culture of the sport, covering US college football as well as professional football worldwide. The editors and authors are among the world's leading sports scholars. They cover race, ethnicity, religion, gender, social class, and globalization, as well as recent scandals and controversies, the importance of television, and the art and aesthetics of the game. Touchdown: An American Obsession is a readable, authoritative guide for Americans as well as an introduction for people around the world.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Great Barrington
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
671 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-61472-035-5 (9781614720355)
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09/2017
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