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What does the world's favorite sport mean in the United States? Despite the common belief that it is only a women's sport, an immigrants' sport, a small kids' s
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The sports of Europe and the United States were imitated and assimilated and became symbols of national and cosmopolitan identity. This work examines the nation
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This book explores the relationship between sport and democratization. Drawing on sociological and historical methodologies, it provides a framework for underst