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Book SynopsisAnd how TV sports czars like Roone Arledge-inventor of the "instant replay"-actually dictate how games are played.
Trade ReviewAn important and absorbing book... Scholars, students, and the general adult reading public all have much to gain from it. -- Arthur McClure History Probably the best brief treatment of the culture and business of American sports and the warping influence of television, commercialism, nationalism, and narcissism... An ambitious overview, Winning Is the Only Thing treats politico-cultural themes and a host of other subjects in a book that is clearly aimed at both general and scholarly audiences. -- Lawrence N. Powell Journal of Southern History A provocative essay on sports in America. It provides analyses of a multitude of people and trends, it is a synthesis of the best sports writing and sports history of the last several decades, and it offers insight into this significant part of American culture. Orlando Sentinel Reminds us that while the sports world may be seamier than ever, scandals are nothing new. -- Felicia E. Halpert The Nation
Table of ContentsPreface
Chapter 1. The World That Hiroshima Created: The Olympic Games and the Cold War
Chapter 2. The Integration of American Sports
Chapter 3. Work and Play: The Business of Professional Sports
Chapter 4. Scandal Time
Chapter 5. Television, Sports, and Mass Culture
Chapter 6. The Roone Revolution
Chapter 7. The New Rules of the Game
Chapter 8. The Black Rebellion in American Sports
Chapter 9. In the Shadow of Munich
Chapter 10. Sports and Self in Modern America
Bibliographic Essay
Index
