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Hoops: A Cultural History of Basketball in America

Hoops: A Cultural History of Basketball in America - Paperback

by Thomas Aiello
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Availability:In StockContributor:Thomas AielloSeries:American WaysPublish date:2024-08-15Pages:304
Language:EnglishPublisher:Rowman & Littlefield PublishersISBN-13:9781538199947ISBN-10:1538199947UPC:9781538199947Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Social History, United States, African American & BlackBook Topic:20th CenturySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.68 inchesWeight:0.9811Product ID:SCCDPWX6HC

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 the first cultural history of the sport from the street to the highest levels of professional men's and women's competition, chronicling the relationship between the sport and American society.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Rowman & Littlefield PublishersISBN-13:9781538199947ISBN-10:1538199947UPC:9781538199947Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Social History, United States, African American & BlackBook Topic:20th CenturySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.68 inchesWeight:0.9811Product ID:SCCDPWX6HC

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: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

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