LA Sports
Play, Games, and Community in the City of Angels
Wayne Wilson editor David K Wiggins editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:University of Arkansas Press
Published:28th Feb '18
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
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.
“LA Sports tells the story of a major phenomenon in one of modernity’s most spellbinding cities. Compiled by leading experts, with a refreshing blend of academic and personal approaches, this volume offers a range of insights. From soccer to figure skating, sports cars to surfing, not to mention the twin Olympics with which the city is identified worldwide, it is the perfect introduction/companion to the multifaceted reach of sport in Southern California.”—Christopher Young, University of Cambridge
“This is an important and groundbreaking collection of essays on sport in Los Angeles. Scholars from a range of disciplines engage with diverse sports across the metropolis. Themes of race, ethnicity, gender, and class underpin this timely contribution to our understanding of sport in the City of Angels.”—Chris Bolsmann, California State University, Northridge
“An impressive effort . . . highly original, deeply researched, and thoroughly engaged with the fields of urban and sporting history.”—Robert Edelman, University of California, San Diego
ISBN: 9781682260524
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 565g
376 pages