The arena : inside the tailgating, ticket-scalping, mascot-racing, dubiously funded, and possibly haunted monuments of American sport /
The American sports stadium, for all its raucous glory, is an overlooked centerpiece, a veritable temple, of our national culture. A hallowed ground for communal worship, this is where history is made on grass, artificial turf, hardwood and even ice, where nostalgia flows as freely as ten-dollar bee...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Liveright Publishing Corporation,
[2017]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Before we begin (or: Preface)
- Taking the oath (or: The old-timers)
- Super subsidize me (or: The newcomers)
- All the ticket men (or: Beyond these walls)
- "As far as the eye can see, toilets" (or: Straight to the dome)
- Ed Mangan's burden (or: Field of dreams)
- Extremely loud and incredibly gross (or: Fans behaving badly)
- Identity 101 (or: Col-lege!)
- The other side of the t-shirt cannon (or: Are you not entertained?)
- The secret life of stadiums (or: Let's get logistical)
- Sex. War. America. (or: For god and country)
- Ghost world (or: Life after sports).