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Sports in American History: From Colonization to Globalization
Gems, G., Borish, L., & Pfister, G. (2023). Sports in American history: From colonization to globalization (3rd ed.). Human Kinetics.
Understanding sport in early America provides insight into the social, cultural, and historical development of the nation. It allows an understanding of values, beliefs, and practices of various communities while offering perspectives on issues such as identity, race, class, gender, and how they intersect with sporting activities during the early periods of sport.
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Chapter 9: Globalized Sport, 1980-2000
Chapter 10: Sport in the Early Twenty-First Century, 2000-2020
