{"product_id":"fixin-to-git-9780822332206","title":"Fixin to Git","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA sociologist writing for a general audience challenges myths about NASCAR racing, considers the significance of its rise in popularity, and analyzes issues of gender, region, ethnicity, and social class in stock car racing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This book’s personal impressions don’t take you behind the pit wall—they take you into the stands, where the average folks watch the race. Wright combines the interests of the academic and the common race fan for an uncommon vision of NASCAR.”—Scott Huler, author of \u003ci\u003eA Little Bit Sideways: One Week Inside a \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eNASCAR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Winston Cup Race Team\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“You don’t have to be a racing fan to appreciate great sports writing, and even folks who don’t know Dale Earnhardt from Dale Evans will savor this professor’s account of his unlikely enthusiasm for NASCAR. But, if you are a fan, you’ll probably like this book even more. Wright dispels a number of myths and helps us to understand why stock-car racing has become America's most popular sport.”—John Shelton Reed, coauthor of \u003ci\u003e1001 Things Everyone Should Know about the South\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrelude: On the Road to Charlotte 1\u003cbr\u003e 1. Car Culture and the American Dream 17\u003cbr\u003e Daytona Pilgrimage 46\u003cbr\u003e 2. Deconstructing NASCAR 57\u003cbr\u003e Back Home Again in Indiana 87\u003cbr\u003e 3. Racin' Basics 98\u003cbr\u003e Lost in the Land of Cotton 132\u003cbr\u003e 4. The NASCAR Subculture 144\u003cbr\u003e Short-Track Showdown 170\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Yankee Invasion 180\u003cbr\u003e Nantahala Interlude 204\u003cbr\u003e 6. Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms 217\u003cbr\u003e Grand Finale in Atlanta 254\u003cbr\u003e 7. We Are Family 263\u003cbr\u003e Notes 281\u003cbr\u003e Index 292","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406033920343,"sku":"9780822332206","price":25.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780822332206.jpg?v=1730494316","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/fixin-to-git-9780822332206","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}