Sport: mirror of American life.

Sport: mirror of American life by Robert H. Boyle Download PDF EPUB FB2

This book is about the impact of sport on American life and the relationship between the two. It examines the role and meaning of sport as practiced or envisioned by any number of Americans, ranging from Los Angeles hot rodders to country club golfers.

It is, in good part, an attempt to interpret and explain behavior from the vantage point of   The ""mirror"" is a lop-sided one, the distinction is dubious, in the view of American life in odd postures, all designed to present us as a sports loving nation, universal (?) Frank Merriwell addicts.

Boyle wanders in diverse directions;- the rise, growth and status symbol of country clubs; the fantastic development of the hot rod passion, from coast to coast- but with California still pre Additional Physical Format: Online version: Boyle, Robert H.

Sport: mirror of American life. Boston, Little, Brown [] (OCoLC) Online version: Read the latest Sport news, including Football, UFC, Boxing, Racing and more. Get the best match reports, opinion and live blogs from Mirror Sport now His weekly column appears on every Wednesday but here, to celebrate World Book Dayhe makes a personal choice of the 20 best sports books ever written.

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The 77 chapters provide extensive coverage of conceptual frameworks and models, empirical findings, and practical interventions.

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