The Sports Revolution: How Texas Changed the Culture of American Athletics

by Frank Andre Guridy

Book Overview

The story of Texas's impact on American sports culture during the civil rights and second-wave feminist movements, this book offers a new understanding of sports and society in the state and the nation as a whole.

In the 1960s and 1970s, America experienced a sports revolution. New professional sports franchises and leagues were established, new stadiums were built, football and basketball grew in popularity, and the proliferation...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1477321837
• ISBN13: 9781477321836
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"