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Muscletown USA:
Bob Hoffman and the Manly Culture of York Barbell
From the 1930s to the 1980s, the capital of weightlifting in America was York, Pennsylvania, the home of the York Barbell Company. Bob Hoffman, the founder of York Barbell, propagated an ideology of success for Americans seeking physical improvement. Often called the "Father of World Weightlifting," Hoffman was a pioneer in marketing ......
ISBN-13: 9780271018553 (Paperback)
Publisher: PENN STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS
Imprint: PENN STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS
John D. Fair
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Local release date: 04/08/2008
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Categories: Sociology: sport & leisure [JHBS]

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Children at Play
An American History
By examining the activities of young people whom marketers today call tweens, this book provides fresh historical depth to discussions about topics like childhood obesity, delinquency, learning disability, and ways that children spend their time when adults aren't looking.
ISBN-13: 9780814716649 (Hardback)
Publisher: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Imprint: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Howard P. Chudacoff
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Local release date: 31/08/2007
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Categories: Age groups: children [JFSP1]Sociology: sport & leisure [JHBS]

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The Games Black Girls Play
Learning the Ropes from Double-Dutch to Hip-Hop
Argues that the games black girls play - handclapping songs, cheers, and double-dutch jump rope - reflect and inspire the principles of black popular musicmaking. The author argues that such games are connected to traditions of African and African American musicmaking, and that they teach musical and social lessons that are carried into adulthood.
ISBN-13: 9780814731192 (Hardback)
Publisher: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Imprint: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Kyra D. Gaunt
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Local release date: 08/03/2006
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Categories: Popular culture [JFCA]Black & Asian studies [JFSL3]Sociology: sport & leisure [JHBS]USA [1KBB]

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The Games Black Girls Play
Learning the Ropes from Double-Dutch to Hip-Hop
Argues that the games black girls play - handclapping songs, cheers, and double-dutch jump rope - reflect and inspire the principles of black popular musicmaking. The author argues that such games are connected to traditions of African and African American musicmaking, and that they teach musical and social lessons that are carried into adulthood.
ISBN-13: 9780814731208 (Paperback)
Publisher: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Imprint: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Kyra D. Gaunt
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Local release date: 08/03/2006
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Categories: Popular culture [JFCA]Black & Asian studies [JFSL3]Sociology: sport & leisure [JHBS]USA [1KBB]

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Fast Cars, Cool Rides
The Accelerating World of Youth and Their Cars
Drawing on interviews with over 100 young men and women, and five years of research, the author explores the fast-paced world of kids and their cars. She reveals a world where cars have incredible significance for kids, as a means of transportation and thereby freedom to come and go, as status symbols and as a means to express their identities.
ISBN-13: 9780814799307 (Hardback)
Publisher: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Imprint: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Amy L. Best
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Local release date: 24/01/2006
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Categories: Popular culture [JFCA]Age groups: adolescents [JFSP2]Sociology: sport & leisure [JHBS]USA [1KBB]

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Fast Cars, Cool Rides
The Accelerating World of Youth and Their Cars
Drawing on interviews with over 100 young men and women, and five years of research, the author explores the fast-paced world of kids and their cars. She reveals a world where cars have incredible significance for kids, as a means of transportation and thereby freedom to come and go, as status symbols and as a means to express their identities.
ISBN-13: 9780814799314 (Paperback)
Publisher: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Imprint: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Amy L. Best
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Local release date: 24/01/2006
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Categories: Popular culture [JFCA]Age groups: adolescents [JFSP2]Sociology: sport & leisure [JHBS]USA [1KBB]

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Dance Hall Days
Intimacy and Leisure Among Working-Class Immigrants in the United States
The rise of commercialized leisure coincided with the arrival of millions of immigrants to America's cities. In this text Randy McBee demonstrates that working women took advantage of their time in dance halls to challenge conventional gender norms.
ISBN-13: 9780814756201 (Hardback)
Publisher: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Imprint: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Randy McBee
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Local release date: 30/09/2000
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Categories: History of the Americas [HBJK]20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000 [HBLW]Social & cultural history [HBTB]Gender studies, gender groups [JFSJ]Sociology: sport & leisure [JHBS]Physical anthropology [JHMP]USA [1KBB]20th century [3JJ]