For Pride, Profit, and Patriarchy

Football and the Incorporation of American Cultural Values

By: Gerald R. Gems

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Hardcover | 28 August 2000

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Sports history has emerged as a popular study over the past quarter century, and scholars have fueled this interest by providing a wealth of information on baseball and its role in American culture. Despite this increasing focus on the connection between sports and societal values, football, the sport that emerged in the late nineteenth century and merged the values of winning and commercialization with the culture of higher education, has been left relatively unexplored. This gap in sports history has left many questions unanswered, including football's link to American cultural values.

Gerald R. Gems has filled this gap in sports history with his latest title, For Pride, Profit, and Patriarchy: Football and the Incorporation of American Cultural Values. This intriguing resource covers a host of issues including the rise of football, football and feminism, militarism and leadership training, and multiculturalism in football. A broad and comprehensive analysis of the ways in which football addressed the cultural and ideological tensions within American society during its period of development and consolidation after the Civil War, this study is ideal for everyone from the football enthusiast to the general reader.

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...Gems incorporates new research to provide a succinct and riveting introduction to American football....For Pride, Profit, and Patriarchy is a pioneering study which places football within the larger framework of American culture....the book will serve as a starting point for further discourse.--Journal of Sport History

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Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction: The American Dilemma	p. 1
For Victory and Profit: The Rise of Football	p. 11
Holding the Line: Football and Feminism	p. 47
Calling Signals: Militarism and Leadership Training	p. 71
The Huddle: Multicultural Football	p. 111
Gridiron Wars: Negotiating a National Sporting Culture	p. 151
Epilogue: Keeping the Score	p. 183
Bibliography	p. 201
Index	p. 213
About the Author	p. 225
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For Pride, Profit, and Patriarchy

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