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- catalog abstract "The American Marathon is the first in-depth study of the marathon as a cultural performance that has as much power to unite communities across lines of race, ethnicity, class, and gender as it does to empower individuals. This book encompasses more than a century, from the fledgling days of the footrace in the 1890s to the popular contemporary marathons that have become corporate-sponsored institutions. Besides examining the ethnic influence on marathoning, Cooper also explores the impact of the Cold War on this sport, when fitness and endurance became matters of national pride. She shows how the Road Runners Club of America first brought women and large numbers of participant runners into long-distance footraces and, finally, how corporate sponsorship and direct payments to athletes profoundly changed the nature of this once-amateur sport.".
- catalog contributor b10702124.
- catalog created "1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1998.".
- catalog description "Besides examining the ethnic influence on marathoning, Cooper also explores the impact of the Cold War on this sport, when fitness and endurance became matters of national pride. She shows how the Road Runners Club of America first brought women and large numbers of participant runners into long-distance footraces and, finally, how corporate sponsorship and direct payments to athletes profoundly changed the nature of this once-amateur sport.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-203) and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction -- The city and the sport bureaucracy -- The New York City marathon culture -- Middle-class nationalism -- Max Silver's boys -- Joe Yancy and the New York pioneers -- Running in the cold war -- The gentrification of the marathon -- The "visible hand" on the footrace -- Women, the marathon and the corporation -- Community and competition.".
- catalog description "The American Marathon is the first in-depth study of the marathon as a cultural performance that has as much power to unite communities across lines of race, ethnicity, class, and gender as it does to empower individuals. This book encompasses more than a century, from the fledgling days of the footrace in the 1890s to the popular contemporary marathons that have become corporate-sponsored institutions.".
- catalog extent "xvi, 217 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "American marathon.".
- catalog identifier "081560520X (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "American marathon.".
- catalog isPartOf "Sports and entertainment".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Syracuse : Syracuse University Press,".
- catalog relation "American marathon.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "796.42/52/0973 21".
- catalog subject "GV1065.2 .C66 1998".
- catalog subject "Marathon running United States History.".
- catalog subject "Runners (Sports) United States Biography.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction -- The city and the sport bureaucracy -- The New York City marathon culture -- Middle-class nationalism -- Max Silver's boys -- Joe Yancy and the New York pioneers -- Running in the cold war -- The gentrification of the marathon -- The "visible hand" on the footrace -- Women, the marathon and the corporation -- Community and competition.".
- catalog title "The American marathon / Pamela Cooper.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".