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<p><i>Sport in Industrial America, 1850-1920</i> presents the second edition of Stephen A. Riess’s well-loved synthesis of the development of sport during one of the most transformational times in the nation’s history.</p> <ul> <li>New edition maintains the book’s acclaimed level of research, analysis, and readability</li> <li>Explores topics including urbanization, ethnicity, class, sport in educational institutions, women in sport, and sport’s role in manifesting city, regional, and national pride.</li> <li>Includes an entirely new chapter on the globalization of American sport</li> <li>Includes a new bank of photographs and images.</li> <li>Features a newly revised and updated Bibliographical Essay</li> </ul>