Coast to Coast: Hockey in Canada to the Second World War - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0802095321 ISBN 13: 9780802095329

Verlag: University of Toronto Press, 2009

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Reseña del editor:

As an institution that helps bind Canadians to an imagined community, hockey has long been associated with an essential Canadian identity. However, this reductionism ignores the ways Canadians consume hockey differently based on their socio-economic background, gender, ethnicity, and location. Moreover, Canadian culture is not static, and hockey's place in it has evolved and changed. In Coast to Coast, a wide range of contributors examine the historical development of hockey across Canada, in both rural and urban settings, to ask how ideas about hockey have changed. Conceptually broad, the essays explore identity formation by investigating what hockey meant to Canadians from the nineteenth century to the Second World War, as well as the role of government, entrepreneurs, and voluntary associations in supporting and promoting the game. Coast to Coast is an intriguing look at the development of a national sport, a must-read for hockey fans and historians alike.

Biografía del autor:

John Chi-Kit Wong is an assistant professor in the Sport Management Program at Washington State University.

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• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0802095321
• ISBN 13: 9780802095329
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 256
• Herausgeber: Wong John Chi-Kit