Patriotic Games
Title | Patriotic Games PDF eBook |
Author | S. W. Pope |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 235 |
Release | 1997-02-27 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0195358015 |
In Patriotic Games, historian Stephen Pope explores the ways sport was transformed from a mere amusement into a metaphor for American life. Between the 1890s and the 1920s, sport became the most pervasive popular cultural activity in American society. During these years, basketball was invented, football became a mass spectator event, and baseball soared to its status as the "national pasttime." Pope demonstrates how America's sporting tradition emerged from a society fractured along class, race, ethnic, and gender lines. Institutionalized sport became a trans- class mechanism for packaging power and society in preferred ways--it popularized an interlocking set of cultural ideas about America's quest for national greatness. Nowhere was this more evident than the intimate connection established between sport and national holiday celebrations. As Pope reveals, Thanksgiving sports influenced the holiday's evolution from a religious occasion to a secular one. On the Fourth of July, sporting events infused patriotic rituals with sentiments that emphasized class conciliation and ethnic assimilation. In a time of social tensions, economic downturns, and unprecedented immigration, the rituals and enthusiasms of sport, Pope argues, became a central component in the shaping of America's national identity.
Classroom Helpers
Title | Classroom Helpers PDF eBook |
Author | Carson-Dellosa Publishing Staff |
Publisher | Frank Schaffer Publications Incorporated |
Pages | 80 |
Release | 2004-02-25 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9780768228809 |
This book is a bind-up of the existing three patriotic titles: "Great American Patriots, Patriotic Traditions," and "Symbols of the U.S.A." Created to engage students in grades K-3 in patriotic topics and to enhance character education, language arts, math, and social studies skills. Reproducible.
Patriotic Activities
Title | Patriotic Activities PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Teacher Created Materials |
Pages | 5 |
Release | 2014-12-01 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 148079838X |
Celebrate Labor Day with your entire class! With these engaging activities, students will play You've Got a Raise, a themed card game!
Patriotic Activities
Title | Patriotic Activities PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Teacher Created Materials |
Pages | 5 |
Release | 2014-12-01 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 1480798401 |
Celebrate Independence Day with your entire class! With these engaging activities, students will by learning about the history of the American flag.
Our Country's Call to Service
Title | Our Country's Call to Service PDF eBook |
Author | John Ward Studebaker |
Publisher | |
Pages | 232 |
Release | 1918 |
Genre | Cooking, American |
ISBN |
Patriotic Activities
Title | Patriotic Activities PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Teacher Created Materials |
Pages | 8 |
Release | 2014-12-01 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 1480798398 |
Celebrate Veterans Day with your entire class! With these engaging activities, students will explore different military jobs with themed paper dolls!
Patriotic Projects
Title | Patriotic Projects PDF eBook |
Author | Carole Marsh |
Publisher | Gallopade International |
Pages | 36 |
Release | 2004-02-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9780635023865 |
Hands-On Projects and Activities to Teach Kids About Patriotism