Robert J Higgs

Broschiertes Buch

God in the Stadium-Pa

Beschreibung

From the worship of Michael Jordan to the downfall of O.J. Simpson, it has become clear that sports and sports heroes have assumed a role in American society far out of proportion to their traditional value. In this powerful critique of present-day American popular culture, Robert J. Higgs examines the complex and increasingly pervasive control that sports wield in shaping the national self-image. He provides a thoughtful history and analysis of the ways sports and religion have become intertwined and offers a stringent indictment of the sports-religion-media-education complex.

Autor

Robert J. Higgs is professor emeritus of English at East Tennessee State University. He is the author of Laurel and Thorn: The Athlete in American Literature and numerous articles on sports and cultural history.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University Press of Kentucky
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. November 1995
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 612g
• ISBN-13: 9780813108537
• ISBN-10: 0813108535
• Artikelnr.: 21017717