Basketball in America : From the Playgrounds to Jordan's Game and Beyond.

By:

Hoffmann, Frank

Contributor(s):

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781135419936

Subject(s):

Basketball--United States--History--20th century

Genre/Form:

Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Basketball in AmericaDDC classification:

796.3230973

LOC classification:

GV883.B38 2005

Online resources:

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Contents:

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- About the Editor -- Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. Introduction: Basketball in America -- Part I: Basketball in American Culture -- Chapter 2. Michael Jordan: Icon -- Chapter 3. Marvin, Marvin -- Chapter 4. Nike and Popular Culture -- Chapter 5. Hoosiers to Hoop Dreams: Basketball on the Big Screen -- Part II: The Playgrounds and Beyond -- Chapter 6. The Schoolyard Game: Blacktop Legends and Broken Dreams -- Chapter 7. Fundamentals: Coaching Today's High School Player -- Chapter 8. Seventeen Things I Learned from Dean Smith -- Chapter 9. Socks, Jocks, and Two Championship Rings -- Chapter 10. Foreign Players and the Globalization of Basketball -- Part III: The Professional Game -- Chapter 11. Elgin Baylor: The First Modern Professional Basketball Player -- Chapter 12. Chocolate Thunder and Short Shorts: The NBA in the 1970s -- Chapter 13. Crashing the Boards: The WNBA and the Evolution of an Image -- Chapter 14. Dr. J, Bird, Magic, Jordan, and the Detroit Bad Boys: The NBA in the 1980s -- Chapter 15. The Jordan Era: The NBA in the 1990s -- Chapter 16. King James: LeBron James, Hype, Hope, and the Future of the NBA -- Chapter 17. Conclusion: Basketball Is America -- Appendix: Selected Timeline -- Bibliography -- Index.

Summary: Basketball in America: From the Playgrounds to Jordan's Game and Beyond is a pioneering analysis of the history of basketball and its effect on popular culture from the 1970s to today. This book examines the social and cultural impact of basketball on American society across the amateur and professional arenas. For sports fans and sports historians alike, it will entertain and inform anyone who treasures basketball and the role it plays in the American consciousness. To view an excerpt online, find the book on our QuickSearch catalog at www.HaworthPress.com.

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Basketball in America: From the Playgrounds to Jordan's Game and Beyond is a pioneering analysis of the history of basketball and its effect on popular culture from the 1970s to today. This book examines the social and cultural impact of basketball on American society across the amateur and professional arenas. For sports fans and sports historians alike, it will entertain and inform anyone who treasures basketball and the role it plays in the American consciousness. To view an excerpt online, find the book on our QuickSearch catalog at www.HaworthPress.com.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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