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Examines how sports map the social, political, and cultural landscapes of the modern South. This title explores the symbols that have shaped southern regional identities since the Civil War. It includes essays that tackle gender and race relations in intercollegiate athletics and address the popularity of NASCAR in the southern states.

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"Illuminates the South's role in shaping the South. . . . Miller's collection of essays . . . consider the past role of sport in Southern distinctiveness and push historians to consider more heavily the role that sport continues to play."--J.R. Duke, Southern Register
"Miller and his colleagues have made a valuable contribution to the study of southern sports. Students of southern history will find much of interest in this useful collection."--North Carolina Historical Review

The Sporting World of the Modern South

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      Publisher: MO - University of Illinois Press
      Publication Date: 3/14/2002 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780252070365, 978-0252070365
      ISBN10: 0252070364
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Examines how sports map the social, political, and cultural landscapes of the modern South. This title explores the symbols that have shaped southern regional identities since the Civil War. It includes essays that tackle gender and race relations in intercollegiate athletics and address the popularity of NASCAR in the southern states.

      Trade Review
      "Illuminates the South's role in shaping the South. . . . Miller's collection of essays . . . consider the past role of sport in Southern distinctiveness and push historians to consider more heavily the role that sport continues to play."--J.R. Duke, Southern Register
      "Miller and his colleagues have made a valuable contribution to the study of southern sports. Students of southern history will find much of interest in this useful collection."--North Carolina Historical Review

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