One thinking fan explains to other sports fans and non-fans alike just what it is that draws us to America's most popular sports
Michael Mandelbaum is one of the nation's leading authorities on American foreign policy and international relations and the author or co-author of eight books, including The Ideas That Conquered The World: Peace, Democracy, and Free Markets in the Twenty-First Century.
Acknowledgments
xi
Introduction
xiii
CHAPTER 1 A Variety of Religious Experience
1
(39)
A Modern Creation
1
(3)
Diversion and Clarity
4
(6)
Shining Examples
10
(6)
The Rise of Team Sports
16
(10)
The Atlantic Gulf
26
(14)
CHAPTER 2 Baseball: The Remembrance of Things Past
40
(79)
The Traditional Game
40
(14)
The Individual's Game
54
(9)
The Golden Age
63
(18)
Artists and Scientists
81
(12)
The Silver Age
93
(26)
CHAPTER 3 Football: The Spectacle of Violence
119
(80)
The Industrial Game
119
(9)
The War Game
128
(15)
The College Game
143
(20)
The Coach's Game
163
(12)
The Golden Age
175
(24)
CHAPTER 4 Basketball: The Chemistry of Teamwork
199
(73)
The Post-Industrial Game
199
(8)
The Generic Game
207
(9)
The Latecomer
216
(21)
The Grass Roots
237
(12)
The Golden Age
249
(23)
Conclusion: The Future of Sports
272
(13)
Epilogue
285
(18)
Notes
303
(38)
Index
341
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