Playing tough : the world of sports and politics / Roger I. Abrams.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Boston : Northeastern University Press, c2013.Description: xii, 258 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781555537531 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 1555537537 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 9781555538156 (ebook)
  • 1555538150 (ebook)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • GV 706.35 .A37 2013
Contents:
Sports and politics -- Early baseball and the urban political machine -- The Nazi Olympic triumph -- The war of the world: Joe Louis v. Max Schmeling -- The "futbol war" of Central America -- Muhammad Ali and the symbols of politics -- Olympic boycotts and international relations -- Sports and South African liberation -- Hardball in city hall: public financing of sports stadiums -- Conclusion.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-243) and index.

Sports and politics -- Early baseball and the urban political machine -- The Nazi Olympic triumph -- The war of the world: Joe Louis v. Max Schmeling -- The "futbol war" of Central America -- Muhammad Ali and the symbols of politics -- Olympic boycotts and international relations -- Sports and South African liberation -- Hardball in city hall: public financing of sports stadiums -- Conclusion.

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