City Games
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The book deals with social and cultural aspects of urban life during the late 19th century, examining how leisure activities, including sports and games, reflected and shaped city dwellers' identities.
It explores how these activities helped to build a sense of community and belonging.
It reveals how class, gender, and ethnicity influenced participation in leisure activities.
The book offers insights into the development of American cities and the evolving nature of social life.
It provides a comprehensive portrait of leisure and culture in the urban landscape of the late 1800s.
It explores how these activities helped to build a sense of community and belonging.
It reveals how class, gender, and ethnicity influenced participation in leisure activities.
The book offers insights into the development of American cities and the evolving nature of social life.
It provides a comprehensive portrait of leisure and culture in the urban landscape of the late 1800s.
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Scott Beekman
Scott Beekman, "The Last Gladiator: William Muldoon and the Making of American Sports" (U Texas Press, 2025)
