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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Every aspect of the sporting world has exploded since 1945. In this book, Jay takes a look at how sports has become a multibillion-dollar industry as well as a major influence on--and reflection of--American society. 25 illustrations.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>This book examines major sports, both professional and intercollegiate, from baseball, football, and basketball to golf, tennis, stock car racing, and extreme sports, to explain how sports became a multibillion-dollar industry as well as a major influence on and reflection of American society. Jay also shows how sports have helped shape racial, gender, national, and class identities.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>[Jay] traces the complex evolution of sports in American society over the course of the past sixty years, explaining how and why the major sports... have become a multibillion-dollar industry, as well as a major influence on and reflection of American society.--Forecast<br><br>Her judgments are sharp, her insights astute, and her breadth remarkable...Highly recommended.--Choice<br><br>Jay's exciting--sometimes breathless--commentary on the evolution of sports in late 20th-century America touches all the bases, scoring point after point with her lucid insights and evocative prose.--Publishers Weekly<br><br>Jay's historical and sociological treatment offers many important details on women in sports... This would be a good textbook for an undergraduate sport history class. Recommended for academic libraries.--Library Journal<br><br><i>More Than Just a Game</i> will be an important source for historians and sociologists in years ahead...--Lawrence S. Connor "Indianapolis Star "<br><br>A valuable and necessary read... Riveting.--Terry Martin "Aethlon "<br><br>Dr. Jay has produced a useful and thoughtful volume... it offers much insight into, and raises important questions about, recent developments in American Sport.--Richard C. Crepeau "The Journal of American History "<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Kathryn Jay was most recently an assistant professor of history and director of American studies at Barnard College.

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