2001, ISBN: 9780801869389

North America's Indian peoples have always viewed competitive sport as something more than a pastime. The northeastern Indians' ball-and-stick game that would become lacrosse served both … Meer...

North America's Indian peoples have always viewed competitive sport as something more than a pastime. The northeastern Indians' ball-and-stick game that would become lacrosse served both symbolic and practical functions -- preparing young men for war, providing an arena for tribes to strengthen alliances or settle disputes, and reinforcing religious beliefs and cultural cohesion. Today a multimillion-dollar industry, lacrosse is played by colleges and high schools, amateur clubs, and two professional leagues.In Lacrosse: A History of the Game, Donald M. Fisher traces the evolution of the sport from the pre-colonial era to the founding in 2001 of a professional outdoor league -- Major League Lacrosse -- told through the stories of the people behind each step in lacrosse's development: Canadian dentist George Beers, the father of the modern game; Rosabelle Sinclair, who played a large role in the 1950s reinforcing the feminine qualities of the women's game; "Father Bill" Schmeisser, the Johns Hopkins University coach who worked tirelessly to popularize lacrosse in Baltimore; Syracuse coach Laurie Cox, who was to lacrosse what Yale's Walter Camp was to football; 1960s Indian star Gaylord Powless, who endured racist taunts both on and off the field; Oren Lyons and Wes Patterson, who founded the inter-reservation Iroquois Nationals in 1983; and Gary and Paul Gait, the Canadian twins who were All-Americans at Syracuse University and have dominated the sport for the past decade.Throughout, Fisher focuses on lacrosse as contested ground. Competing cultural interests, he explains, have clashed since English settlers in mid-nineteenth-century Canada first appropriated and transformed the "primitive" Mohawk game of tewaarathon, eventually turning it into a respectable "gentleman's" sport. Drawing on extensive primary research, he shows how amateurs and professionals, elite collegians and working-class athletes, field- and box-lacrosse players, Canadians and Americans, men and women, and Indians and whites have assigned multiple and often conflicting meanings to North America's first -- and fastest growing -- team sport. Media > Book, [PU: Johns Hopkins University Press]<

1982, ISBN: 9780801869389

London: Michael Joseph. This is a Very Good + Copy of this hardcover book in a Very Good + Dust-Jacket that has NO chips or tears to the outer edges of the dust-jacket.Not price clipped.T… Meer...

London: Michael Joseph. This is a Very Good + Copy of this hardcover book in a Very Good + Dust-Jacket that has NO chips or tears to the outer edges of the dust-jacket.Not price clipped.The book was acquired from the Private Library of Henry Kelly,Television Presenter and former Journalist.Henry Kelly was born in Dublin Ireland and after University he worked as a journalist and was the Belfast based Northern Editor of The Irish Times in the 1970's. In 1976, he moved to London to work on Radio 4's World Tonight and then, in a complete career change from serious journalism he moved into television.He became a household name in the UK as part of the team presenting LWT's practical-joke show Game For a Laugh in the 1980's and then he presented Going For Gold a Popular lunchtime TV quiz show on BBC1.The book has a firm binding with no leaning to spine.8vo 224pp First Edition 1st Impression . Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 1982., Michael Joseph, 1982, Johns Hopkins University Press. Used - Very Good. Former Library book. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear., Johns Hopkins University Press<

1997, ISBN: 9780801869389

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London: Angus & Robertson (UK), 1990. Paperback. 95 pages, illustrated. Clean soft covers, binding strong, spine un-creased. . Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Gray JOLLIFFE. 8vo -… Meer...

London: Angus & Robertson (UK), 1990. Paperback. 95 pages, illustrated. Clean soft covers, binding strong, spine un-creased. . Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Gray JOLLIFFE. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., Angus & Robertson (UK), 1990, Johns Hopkins University Press. Hardcover. 0801869382 Has some shelf wear, highlighting, underlining and/or writing. Great used condition. A portion of your purchase of this book will be donated to non-profit organizations. Over 1,000,000 satisfied customers since 1997! We ship daily M-F. Choose expedited shipping (if available) for much faster delivery. Delivery confirmation on all US orders. . Very Good., Johns Hopkins University Press<

2002, ISBN: 0801869382

[EAN: 9780801869389], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Johns Hopkins University Press], Connecting readers with great books since 1972. Used books may not include companion materials, some … Meer...

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ISBN: 0801869382

[EAN: 9780801869389], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, May contain highlighting, handwriting or underlining through out the book. Book may show some wear. Used books may not contain supplements … Meer...

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