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Hoops: A Cultural History of Basketball in America

Hoops: A Cultural History of Basketball in America - Hardcover

by Thomas Aiello
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Availability:In StockContributor:Thomas AielloSeries:American WaysPublish date:2022-02-25Pages:304
Language:EnglishPublisher:Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/BloomsburyISBN-13:9781538147115ISBN-10:1538147114UPC:9781538147115Book Category:Sports & Recreation, HistoryBook Subcategory:Basketball, Social History, United StatesBook Topic:20th CenturySize:9.29 x 6.46 x 1.08 inchesWeight:1.3007Product ID:SCY9STYSRG

From its 19th-century roots to its position today as a global symbol of American culture, basketball has been a force in American society. This book presents a first cultural history of the sport from the street to the highest levels of professional mens and womens competition, chronicling the relationship between the sport and American society.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/BloomsburyISBN-13:9781538147115ISBN-10:1538147114UPC:9781538147115Book Category:Sports & Recreation, HistoryBook Subcategory:Basketball, Social History, United StatesBook Topic:20th CenturySize:9.29 x 6.46 x 1.08 inchesWeight:1.3007Product ID:SCY9STYSRG

Thomas Aiello is a professor of history and African American studies at Valdosta State University in Georgia. He is the author of several books including Dixieball: Race and Professional Basketball in the Deep South, 1947-1979 (Tennessee) Jim Crow's Last Stand: Nonunanimous Criminal Jury Verdicts in Louisiana, and The Kings of Casino Park: Black Baseball in the Lost Season of 1932.


Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury

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