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Tennis: A History from American Amateurs to Global Professionals (Sport and Society Book 1)

Greg Ruth
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Description:"The arrival of the Open era in 1968 was a watershed in the history of tennis--the year that marked its advent as a professionalized sport. Merging wide-angle history with individual stories of players and off-the-court figures, Greg Ruth charts tennis's evolution into the game we watch today. His vivid account moves from the cloistered world of nineteenth-century lawn tennis through the longtime amateur-professional divide and the battles over commercialization that raged from the 1920s until 1968. From there, Ruth details the post-1968 expansion of the game as it was transformed by bankable superstars, a popular women's tour, rival governing bodies, and sponsorship money. What emerges is a fascinating history of the economics and politics that made tennis a decisive, if unlikely, force in the creation of modern-day sports entertainment. Comprehensive and engaging, this book tells the interlocking stories of the figures and factors that birthed the professional game"--We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Tennis: A History from American Amateurs to Global Professionals (Sport and Society Book 1). To get started finding Tennis: A History from American Amateurs to Global Professionals (Sport and Society Book 1), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages
368
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PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Release
2021
ISBN
025205279X

Tennis: A History from American Amateurs to Global Professionals (Sport and Society Book 1)

Greg Ruth
4.4/5 (1290744 ratings)
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Description: "The arrival of the Open era in 1968 was a watershed in the history of tennis--the year that marked its advent as a professionalized sport. Merging wide-angle history with individual stories of players and off-the-court figures, Greg Ruth charts tennis's evolution into the game we watch today. His vivid account moves from the cloistered world of nineteenth-century lawn tennis through the longtime amateur-professional divide and the battles over commercialization that raged from the 1920s until 1968. From there, Ruth details the post-1968 expansion of the game as it was transformed by bankable superstars, a popular women's tour, rival governing bodies, and sponsorship money. What emerges is a fascinating history of the economics and politics that made tennis a decisive, if unlikely, force in the creation of modern-day sports entertainment. Comprehensive and engaging, this book tells the interlocking stories of the figures and factors that birthed the professional game"--We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Tennis: A History from American Amateurs to Global Professionals (Sport and Society Book 1). To get started finding Tennis: A History from American Amateurs to Global Professionals (Sport and Society Book 1), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
368
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Release
2021
ISBN
025205279X

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