{"product_id":"winning-is-the-only-thing-sports-in-america-since-1945-the-american-moment-9780801842405","title":"Winning is the Only Thing Sports in America since","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd how TV sports czars like Roone Arledge-inventor of the \"instant replay\"-actually dictate how games are played.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreface\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. The World That Hiroshima Created: The Olympic Games and the Cold War\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. The Integration of American Sports\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. Work and Play: The Business of Professional Sports\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4. Scandal Time\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5. Television, Sports, and Mass Culture\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6. The Roone Revolution\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7. The New Rules of the Game\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8. The Black Rebellion in American Sports\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9. In the Shadow of Munich\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10. Sports and Self in Modern America\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBibliographic Essay\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49527609459031,"sku":"9780801842405","price":21.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780801842405.jpg?v=1731868527","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/winning-is-the-only-thing-sports-in-america-since-1945-the-american-moment-9780801842405","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}