Sports in Chicago (平装)
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品牌: Elliott J. Gorn
基本信息出版社:UNIV OF ILLINOIS PR (2008年8月4日)平装:336页ISBN:0252075234条形码:9780252075230产品尺寸及重量:22.7 x 16.1 x 2.1 cm ; 518 gASIN:0252075234
商品描述内容简介Chicago has garnered national recognition by winning the World Series, the Super Bowl, and a string of titles in the National Basketball Association. But amateur sports also play a large role in the city's athletic traditions, especially in schools and youth leagues. In fourteen chapters, experts focus on multiple aspects of Chicago sports, including long looks at amateur boxing, the impact of gender and ethnicity in sports, the politics of horse racing and stadium building, the lasting scandal of the Black Sox, and the perpetual heartbreak of the Cubs. Well illustrated with forty photographs, this volume will help historians and sports fans alike appreciate the longstanding importance of sports in Chicago. Contributors are Peter Alter, Robin F. Bachin, Larry Bennett, Linda J. Borish, Gerald Gems, Elliott J. Gorn, Richard Kimball, Gabe Logan, Daniel A. Nathan, Timothy Neary, Steven A. Riess, John Russick, Timothy Spears, Costas Spirou, and Loic Wacquant.媒体推荐A wide-ranging history of Chicago sports