Democratic Sports: Men's and Women's College Athletics During the Great Depression

by Brad Austin

American public universities suffered tremendous funding cuts during the 1930s, yet they were also responsible for educating increasing numbers of students. The mounting financial troubles, coupled with a perceived increase in the number of "radical" student activists, contributed to a general sense of crisis on American college campuses.
University leaders used their athletic programs to combat this crisis and to preserve "traditional" American...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1557287589
• ISBN13: 9781557287588
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"