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| Author | : Edward Scott McCorduck |
| Publisher | : Contemporary Books |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 1998 |
| Genre | : Football |
| ISBN | : 9780844205724 |
This is an easy-to-understand reference for anyone who wants to learn more about America and American fo otball. It looks at: the language of the game; strategies an d subtleties of play; equipment and players; and associated cultural traditions. '
| Author | : Sal Paolantonio |
| Publisher | : Triumph Books |
| Total Pages | : 187 |
| Release | : 2015-09 |
| Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
| ISBN | : 1633192911 |
ESPN's Sal Paolantonio explores just how crucial football is to understanding the American psyche Using some of the most prominent voices in pro sports and cultural and media criticism, "How Football Explains America" is a fascinating, first-of-its-kind journey through the making of America's most complex, intriguing, and popular game. It tackles varying American themes--from Manifest Destiny to "fourth and one"--as it answers the age-old question Why does America love football so much? An unabashedly celebratory explanation of America's love affair with the game and the men who make it possible, this work sheds light on how the pioneers and cowboys helped create a game that resembled their march across the continent. It explores why rugby and soccer don't excite the American male like football does and how the game's rules are continually changing to enhance the dramatic action and create a better narrative. It also investigates the eternal appeal of the heroic quarterback position, the sport's rich military lineage, and how the burgeoning medium of television identified and exploited the NFL's great characters. It is a must read for anyone interested in more fully understanding not only the game but also the nation in which it thrives. Updated throughout and with a new introduction, this edition brings "How Football Explains America" to paperback for the first time.
| Author | : Mike Beacom |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 366 |
| Release | : 2010-08-03 |
| Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
| ISBN | : 110145878X |
Don't feel left out in the roar of the crowd Football is the most popular sport in America today. It's also the most complicated, especially to those who watch their loved ones hibernate in football heaven from September to February. Here's the book that levels the playing field for novices, giving them a simple, clear, and comprehensive guide worthy of a Lombardi Trophy. Finally, get in the game with: • Basic rules and objectives • Player position, strategies, formations, and plays • The business of football • Differences between high school, college, and pro football • Fantasy football
| Author | : Chris Serb |
| Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
| Total Pages | : 295 |
| Release | : 2019-06-26 |
| Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
| ISBN | : 1538124858 |
During World War I, American army camps, navy stations and marine barracks formed football's first true all-star teams, competing against each other and top colleges while raising millions of dollars for the war effort. More than fifty college football hall-of-famers, dozens of future generals, and two Medal of Honor winners would play for, coach, or promote military teams during the war, including Dwight Eisenhower, Walter Camp, and George Halas. In War Football: World War I and the Birth of the NFL, Chris Serb recounts a fascinating chapter of military and sports history. He details three of the best but long-forgotten seasons of American football, when college amateurs mixed with blue-collar pros on the field of play. These games showed investors a lucrative market for teams of post-collegiate stars and made players realize that their football careers didn’t have to end after college. Soon the barriers to professionalism began to fall, and within two years of the Armistice the National Football League was born. War Football explores for the first time this lost chapter of sports history and makes a direct connection between World War I and the founding of the NFL. Seven future Hall-of-Famers led the charge of more than 200 military veterans who played in, coached for, and shaped the character of the young league. Football fans, sports historians, and military historians alike will find this book a fascinating read.
| Author | : David R. Walker |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 1997-08 |
| Genre | : Football |
| ISBN | : 9780964638822 |
| Author | : Jeremy Haug |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 46 |
| Release | : 2020-01-17 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : |
Football is a team sport which is played on a rectangular field, the objective of the game is to get the oval shaped football down the field either by passing it or running it, the aim is to get the football into the end zone of your opponents, There are various positions and rules at play, and this guide will explain the basics of the game to individuals that are not familiar with itThis guide will show you everything you need to know about American football, you will be shown basic information you need to know, you will be shown how to score in footballYou will also be shown the orange markers on the football field, this guide will also shown what special team are and their functions on the football fieldThis guide is the complete guide on how to play America FootballGET YOUR COPY TODAY by scrolling up and clicking Buy Now to get your copy today and enjoy this wonderful sport
| Author | : Gerald R. Gems |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 451 |
| Release | : 2009-09-10 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1134067593 |
Co-authored by two of the world’s foremost experts on sports culture, one American and one European, this book draws on both the outsider’s perspective and that of the insider to explain American sports culture. With extensive use of examples and illustrations, the development of American sport from the nineteenth century until the present day is explained with reference to political, social, gender and economic issues.
| Author | : Martin J. Gannon |
| Publisher | : SAGE |
| Total Pages | : 478 |
| Release | : 2004 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 9780761929802 |
Understanding Global Cultures, Third Edition presents the cultural metaphor as a method for understanding the cultural mindsets of a nation, a cluster of nations, and even of a continent. This method involves identifying some phenomenon, activity or institution of a culture that all or most of its members consider important and with which they identify closely. Metaphors are not stereotypes; rather, they rely upon the features of one critical phenomenon of a culture to describe the entire culture. The characteristics of the metaphor then become the basis for describing and understanding the essential features of the culture. For example, the Italians invented the opera and love it passionately. Five key characteristics of the opera are the overture, spectacle and pageantry, voice, externalization, and the interaction between the lead singers and the chorus. These features are used to describe Italy and its cultural mindset. Thus the metaphor is a guide or map that helps such outsiders as students, travelers, and managers on short-term and long-term assignments understand quickly what members of a culture consider important.
| Author | : Stephen Brooks |
| Publisher | : University of Toronto Press |
| Total Pages | : 449 |
| Release | : 2013-01-01 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 1442605995 |
The second edition provides a very strong introduction to political institutions and includes a new chapter on public opinion. The entire book has been revised throughout, taking into account the dramatic changes that have emerged since the 2010 congressional elections, as well as incorporating the results of the 2012 presidential election. it also pays close attention to what is seen as the irreversible decline in America's global influence."--Pub. desc.
