College Football: History, Spectacle, Controversy by John Sayle Watterson (Engli

Description: College Football by John Sayle Watterson Ultimately, however, Watterson concludes that the history of college football is one in which the rules of the game have changed, but those of human nature have not. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In this comprehensive history of Americas popular pastime, John Sayle Watterson shows how college football in more than 100 years has evolved from a simple game played by college students into a lucrative, semi-professional enterprise. With a historians grasp of the context and a novelists eye for the telling detail, Watterson presents a portrait rich in anecdotes, colourful personalities and troubling patterns. Author Biography John Sayle Watterson is the author of Thomas Burke: Restless Revolutionary and The Games Presidents Play: Sports and the Presidency. Table of Contents Preface Introduction Part I: Injuries 1. The Origins of Big-Time Football, 1876 to 1894 2. The First Football Controversy, 1893 to 1897 3. Spreading Scandal: Football in the 1890s 4. Footballs Longest Season: The Fall of 1905 5. Football in Crisis, 1905 to 1906 6. The Game in Flux, 1906 to 1909 7. The Invention of Modern Football, 1910 to 1917 Part II: Subsidies 8. Playing and Caching for Pay in the 1920s 9. The Growth of Subsidized Football, 1920 to 1929 10. Overcoming Hard Times: Gridiron Stratgeies in the 1930s 11. Saints and Sinner, 1941 to 1950 12. Crisis and Reform, 1951 to 1952 13. De-emphasis or Demise: Gridiron Decisions of the 19502 Part 3: Half-Truths & Halting Reforms 14. The Flight from Disorder: Big-Time Football in Postwar America 15. The Professional Paradigm, 1956 to 1974 Review Watterson provides a broad overview of the rise, demise, and rise again of college football over the past century... His coverage of the facts-the scandals, the commissions, committees, and conferences-is not likely to be surpassed, either in depth of detail or sharpness of analysis. Kirkus Reviews Carefully researched and thoroughly documented... This is a thoughtful, intellectually challenging historical examination of college football that places todays headlines in the context of a century of controversy. Booklist Watterson painstakingly details the development from an overly rough, rugby-like battle to the highly organized, semiprofessional game of today. Library Journal Sweeping and definitive history... [Wattersons] overall analysis of college football and its place in American culture is superb. -- Lane Hartill Christian Science Monitor Working with an impressive assortment of historical materials and documents, Watterson documents how, over the years, reformers have made the game less hazardous for players and more exciting for spectators. -- Allen L. Sack Chronicle of Higher Education Scholarly and fair. -- Michael Curtin Columbus Dispatch This is an excellent book for serious scholars of both football and general sports history. Choice A thick, deeply argued book, full of passion, anecdote, and a well-reasoned, if protracted, argument. -- Steven P. Gietschier Journal of Illinois History This book is an important contribution to sports history, and to a better understanding of the place of organized athletics in American culture. -- Timothy Wood Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography College Football is the best single volume for someone who wants to understand how the game evolved and how larger political, social, and economic forces affected its development. -- John M. Carroll Georgia Historical Quarterly Long Description In this comprehensive history of Americas popular pastime, John Sayle Watterson shows how college football in more than one hundred years has evolved from a simple game played by college students into a lucrative, semiprofessional enterprise. With a historians grasp of the context and a novelists eye for the telling detail, Watterson presents a compelling portrait rich in anecdotes, colorful personalities, and troubling patterns. Review Text "" College Football is the best single volume for someone who wants to understand how the game evolved and how larger political, social, and economic forces affected its development."" Review Quote "Working with an impressive assortment of historical materials and documents, Watterson documents how, over the years, reformers have made the game less hazardous for players and more exciting for spectators."--Allen L. Sack, Chronicle of Higher Education Promotional "Headline" The rules of the game have changed in the past hundred years, but human nature has not. Details ISBN080187114X Author John Sayle Watterson Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press Year 2002 ISBN-10 080187114X ISBN-13 9780801871146 Format Paperback Imprint Johns Hopkins University Press Subtitle History, Spectacle, Controversy Place of Publication Baltimore, MD Country of Publication United States DEWEY 796.33263 Audience Age 18 Short Title COL FOOTBALL Language English Media Book Pages 528 Illustrations 42 Halftones, black and white Publication Date 2002-11-14 DOI 10.1604/9780801871146 UK Release Date 2003-01-09 AU Release Date 2002-11-14 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:136568743;

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