LA Sports

Play, Games, and Community in the City of Angels

Nonfiction, Sports, Reference, Essays, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology, Urban
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Author: ISBN: 9781610756297
Publisher: University of Arkansas Press Publication: February 15, 2018
Imprint: University of Arkansas Press Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9781610756297
Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
Publication: February 15, 2018
Imprint: University of Arkansas Press
Language: English

LA Sports brings together sixteen essays covering various aspects of the development and changing nature of sport in one of America’s most fascinating and famous cities. The writers cover a range of topics, including the history of car racing and ice skating, the development of sport venues, the power of the Mexican fan base in American soccer leagues, the intersecting life stories of Jackie and Mack Robinson, the importance of the Showtime Lakers, the origins of Muscle Beach and surfing, sport in Hollywood films, and more.

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LA Sports brings together sixteen essays covering various aspects of the development and changing nature of sport in one of America’s most fascinating and famous cities. The writers cover a range of topics, including the history of car racing and ice skating, the development of sport venues, the power of the Mexican fan base in American soccer leagues, the intersecting life stories of Jackie and Mack Robinson, the importance of the Showtime Lakers, the origins of Muscle Beach and surfing, sport in Hollywood films, and more.

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