Mark Dyreson locates the invasion of sport at the heart of American culture at the turn of the century. It was then that social reformers and political leaders believed that sport could revitalize the "republican experiment, " that a new sense of national identity could forge a new sense of community and a healthy political order as it would serve to link America's thinking classes with the experiences of the masses. Nowhere was this better exemplified than in American accounts of the Olympic Games held between 1896 and 1912. In connecting sport to American history and culture, Dyreson has stepped up to the plate and hit one out of the park.
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"Dyreson's well-written, well-researched book is the first scholarly work to establish the historical origins of American cultural sentiment linking Olympic performance to national importance... Fortunately... this is not another positivist read on episodes of Olympic glory... Should be commended for its breadth of research and for its critical insights on American sports leaders." -- Kevin B. Wamsley, Labour/Le Travail "An excellent addition to the wealth of Olympic literature, most notably the historically based works of Guttmann, and also draws on the multitude of American themess within the Games. Importantly it demonstrates the political use of sport in America." -- Mike Cronin, The Sports Historian "An example of the history of ideas applied to the history of sport... A welcome addition to the literature." -- Tony Mason, Labour History Review
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Between the centennial celebration of their nation's founding and the end of World War I, Americans used sport to debate the meaning of their republic. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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United States, American Olympic, African American, Theodore Roosevelt, New York City, New York Times, Caspar Whitney, Great Britain, American Olympians, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, The Outlook, Anthropology Days, The Independent, James Sullivan, James Edward Sullivan, Native Americans, Paris Olympics, Robert Garrett, The Bookman, Department of Physical Culture, Uncle Sam, George Orton, Woodrow Wilson, Boston Athletic Association, British Empire New!
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sporting republic, athletic technology, athletic missionaries, athletic nationalism, athletic reformers, athletic ideology, athletic ideas, swooning damsels, athletic experts, idea that sport, sporting ideology, republican political philosophy, athletic establishment, modern athletics, strenuous life, running broad jump, larger republic, exposition officials, sporting practices, athletic officials, recreation movement, national vitality, sporting culture, republican experiment, sporting spirit Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, American Olympic, African American, Theodore Roosevelt, New York City, New York Times, Caspar Whitney, Great Britain, American Olympians, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, The Outlook, Anthropology Days, The Independent, James Sullivan, James Edward Sullivan, Native Americans, Paris Olympics, Robert Garrett, The Bookman, Department of Physical Culture, Uncle Sam, George Orton, Woodrow Wilson, Boston Athletic Association, British Empire New!
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