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A Reporter's View of Sports, Journalism, and Society
''If this isn't the best analysis of the professional sports business ever written, I'd like to see the book that beats it. . . . Should be read by every sports fan or -- for that matter -- social critic.'' --From a five-star review, West Coast Review of Books. ''Explores its subject so thoroughly and demolishes so many commonly held assumptions ......
This fascinating account of how the racial and cultural dynamics of American cities created the music, life, and business that was jazz is the first comprehensive analysis of the role of jazz in its formative years.
Originally published in 1912 in England, this work by the American journalists Ruth Kauffman and Reginald Wright Kauffman reflects their belief as Marxists that the Mormon church was a victim of a capitalistic society. An introduction by John S. McCormick and John R. Sillito places the book in historical context and provides biographical details ......
Why have some working women succeeded at organizing in spite of obstacles to labor activity? Under what circumstances were they able to form alliances with male workers? Carole Turbin explores these and other questions by examining the case of Troy, New York, which in the 1860s produced nearly all the nation's detachable shirt collars and cuffs. ......
''A rich, descriptive account. . . . Shelemay presents extraordinary personal experiences that shaped her research process and make reading this text pleasurable.''-- Library Journal''Highly recommended to generalists in music as well as to specialists interested in Ethiopia. . . . Also makes an excellent case study text for university-level ......
Long a symbol of American culture, the banjo actually originated in Africa and was later adopted by European-Americans. In this book Karen Linn shows how the banjo - despite design innovations and several modernizing agendas - has failed to escape its image as a ''half-barbaric'' instrument symbolic of antimodernism and sentimentalism. Caught in ......
The ''Great John L.'' reigned supreme as world heavyweight champion from his victory over Paddy Ryan in 1882 until James J. Corbett knocked him out after 21 rounds in 1892. The first national sports hero and probably the best-known American of his generation, Sullivan (1858-1918) represented the hopes and aspirations of millions of Americans. A ......
What is science? Is social science a science? Why are more and more so-called scientific discoveries being exposed as outright frauds? Henry Bauer tackles these and many more intriguing questions that are emerging from within the academic and scientific communities and attracting attention from the popular media and the general public. Whether one ......
This accessible account explores how and why men risk their lives to perform with and kill wild bulls as part of a public celebration, describing and analyzing the corrida in a way not previously attempted in English.''A balanced, readable, and unprejudiced account of a disappearing cultural phenomenon.''--Times Literary Supplement ''A clear, ......
