The kingdom of golf in America

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The kingdom of golf in America

Richard J. Moss

University of Nebraska Press, c2013

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 369-373) and index

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内容説明

For golf's true enthusiasts, the game is far more-and far more complex-than a simple hobby, commodity, or slice of the sports industry. It is a physical and mental place to be, a community. It has a history, a hierarchy, laws, a language, and a literature. And in Richard J. Moss, it has a chronicler. From its beginnings in the northeastern United States in the 1880s, golf has seen its popularity, and its fortunes, wax and wane, affected by politics and economics, reflecting tensions between aristocratic and democratic impulses. The Kingdom of Golf in America traces these ups and downs, ins and outs, in the growth of golf as a community. Moss describes the development of the private club and public course and the impact of wealth and the consumer culture on those who play golf and those who watch. He shows that factors like race, gender, technology, suburbanization, and the transformation of the South that shaped the nation also shaped golf. The result is a unique, and uniquely entertaining, work of cultural history that shows us golf as a community whose story resonates far beyond the confines of the course. Purchase the audio edition.

目次

Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1. From Nothing to Something Chapter 2. Golf Literature Chapter 3. Clubs and Courses Chapter 4. Golf before the War Chapter 5. Golf and World War I Chapter 6. Golf's Golden Age? Chapter 7. Golf in the 1930s Chapter 8. Golf and World War II Chapter 9. Hogan, Snead, and Nelson and the Rise of the Modern Touring Pro Chapter 10. The Golf Community in a New Age of Affluence Chapter 11. Golf and the Age of Television Chapter 12. Golf and the Two-Party System Chapter 13. Understanding the Golf Community Chapter 14. Against the Wind Appendix A: Golf, Parks, and the American Lawn Appendix B: Golf Courses in 1920 Appendix C: The pga in 1935 Bibliographical Essay Index

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