SportsWars : athletes in the age of Aquarius / David W. Zang.

SportsWars : athletes in the age of Aquarius / David W. Zang.

The Vietnam era's tensions - between tradition and new [possibilites] - were played out on the field of professional and organized sports. [The author] shows that the century-old position of sports as the standard-bearer for American values, and as a central way of building character, made it a...

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Main Author: Zang, David
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Fayetteville : University of Arkansas Press, 2001.
Subjects:
Sports > Social aspects > United States > History.
Counterculture > United States > History > 20th century.
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Summary:The Vietnam era's tensions - between tradition and new [possibilites] - were played out on the field of professional and organized sports. [The author] shows that the century-old position of sports as the standard-bearer for American values, and as a central way of building character, made it a prime target in this time of general disenchantment. Critics began to challenge not only individual abuses but sport's very ideals, and for the first time these critics included athletes themselves.
Physical Description:xxii, 180 p. : ill., ports. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-180).
ISBN:1557287139 (cloth : alk. paper)

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