Fields of Play: Sport, Race, and Memory in the Steel City - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Pittsburgh PressISBN-13:9780822947844ISBN-10:822947846UPC:9780822947844Book Category:History, Sports & RecreationBook Subcategory:United States, History, Cultural & Social AspectsBook Topic:State & LocalSize:9.13 x 6.14 x 1.26 inchesWeight:1.3007Product ID:SCMBEVBVGT
Fields of Play: Sport, Race, and Memory in the Steel City
Americans love sports, from neighborhood pickup basketball to the National Football League, and everything in between. While no city better demonstrates the connection between athletic games and community than Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the common association of the city's professional sports teams with its blue-collar industrial past illustrates a white nostalgic perspective that excludes the...
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Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Pittsburgh PressISBN-13:9780822947844ISBN-10:822947846UPC:9780822947844Book Category:History, Sports & RecreationBook Subcategory:United States, History, Cultural & Social AspectsBook Topic:State & LocalSize:9.13 x 6.14 x 1.26 inchesWeight:1.3007Product ID:SCMBEVBVGT
Robert T. Hayashi is associate professor of American Studies at Amherst College. He was raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and is the author of Haunted by Waters: A Journey through Race and Place in the American West.
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