Bibliograph

Hoops, a cultural history of basketball in America, Thomas Aiello

Type

Label

Hoops, a cultural history of basketball in America, Thomas Aiello

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-270) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Hoops

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1257549490

Responsibility statement

Thomas Aiello

Series statement

The American ways series

Sub title

a cultural history of basketball in America

Summary

"From its nineteenth-century roots to its position today as a global symbol of American culture, basketball has been a force in American society. This book presents the first cultural history of the sport from the street to the highest levels of professional men's and women's competition, chronicling the relationship between the sport and American society"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Prologue -- Muscular Christianity -- Professionalizing the amateur game -- The Negro leagues -- Early collegiate basketball -- The growth of the women's game -- Mid-century scandal -- The birth of the NBA -- Integration -- Race and civil rights -- The ABA and the merger -- Magic and Larry -- The Jordan rules -- College basketball at the millennium -- The rise of women's basketball -- The NBA in the twenty-first century -- Epilogue

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