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Sport and Society in U.S. History

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Discrimination in sports United States | Sports Social aspects United States History | Sports Religious aspects  | School sports United States History | Baseball Social aspects United States History | College sports United States History | Basketball for women United States History | Sports team mascots United States | Football United States History 20th century | Sports for women United States History | Nationalism and sports United States History

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A few of the many books on topics related to Sport and Society at SLC (click on the book to see the full description)

Playing to Win: sports and the American military, 1898-1945
Playing with God: religion and modern sport
Sports Matters: race, recreation, and culture
Patriotic Games: sporting traditions in the American imagination, 1876-1926
Team Spirits: the Native American mascots controversy
More Than Just a Game: sports in American life since 1945
We Will Win the Day
The American Indian Integration of Baseball
Globetrotting: African American athletes and Cold war politics