Rivals
Legendary Matchups That Made Sports History
Will be published approx. on 30. May 2010
Book
Hardback
491 pages
978-1-55728-920-9 (ISBN)
Description
This title features unforgettable fans, teams, and athletes. The sixteen original essays in this collection cover influential and famous rivalries from a variety of sports, including track and field, golf, boxing, basketball, tennis, ice skating, baseball, football, soccer, and more. The essays are diverse, but together they illustrate what is common to any rivalry: equally matched opponents that often have decidedly different backgrounds, styles, and personalities. These differences may center on race and culture, political and societal ideologies, personality, geography, or religion - a singular mix intensified by fans and the media. From highly publicized and emotionally charged individual competitions to bitterly fought team contests, ""Rivals"" illuminates what one-of-a-kind opponents and the passion they inspire tell us about ourselves and our society.
Reviews / Votes
"Better than any book I know, this dazzling collection dramatizes the rich range of meanings embodied by modern American sport. The focus on great rivalries, and the contrasts in social and cultural values they come to represent, allow the authors to illuminate many of the key factors that have shaped Americans' views of sport - and of themselves - over a century of tumultuous change." - Pamela Grundy, author of Shattering the Glass, The Remarkable History of Women's Basketball "Rivalries are the lifeblood of sport. They're at the heart of what competition is all about. Rivals offers a detailed look at sixteen historic rivalries that shaped the world of sports and still reverberate today." - Thomas Hauser, author of Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times"More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Fayetteville
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
21 images, index
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 36 mm
Weight
907 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-55728-920-9 (9781557289209)
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Persons
David K. Wiggins is professor and director of the School of Recreation, Health, and Tourism at George Mason University and the editor of Out of the Shadows: A Biographical History of African American Athletes. R. Pierre Rodgers is associate professor in the School of Recreation, Health, and Tourism at George Mason University.