The NFL: Critical and Cultural Perspectives

Book Overview

The National Football League is one of the most significant cultural engines in contemporary American life. Yet despite intense and near ubiquitous media coverage, commentators rarely turn a critical lens on the league to ask what material and social forces have contributed to its success, and how the NFL has influenced public life in the United States. The editors of and contributors to The NFL examine the league as a culturally, economically, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 143990958X
• ISBN13: 9781439909584
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.9"