Touchdown
An American Obsession
Published on 30. September 2017
378 pages
978-1-61472-823-8 (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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Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Touchdown: An American Obsession Goes Global
- Part I: Football in the United States
- 1. American Football
- 2. College Football
- 3. High School and Youth Football
- 4. The Super Bowl: An American Institution
- 5. Scandals and Controversies in Football
- 6. Concussions: Medical and Legal Controversies in Football
- 7. Playing Football
- 8. Football and Social Change
- 9. Imagining Football Fandom in the United States: Home of the Free or the Branded Pursuit of Belonging?
- 10. American Football and the Media
- 11. The Economics of American College and Professional Football
- 12. Challenging the Gender Order: Women on the Gridiron
- 13. Football Warriors: The Archeology of Football Movies
- Part II. The Globalization of American Football
- 14. Canadian Football
- 15. American Football in Latin America
- 16. American Football in Europe
- 17. American Football in China: A Story of Resurgence
- 18. American Football in Japan
- 19. American Football's Pacific Connections
- About the Editors
- Appendix: Super Bowl Winners and Results
- Glossary
- Index
