Few observers of American life today would doubt that sports occupy a prominent place in our society, but equally few have examined the origins of the country's

A Companion to American Sport History presents a collection of original essays that represent the first comprehensive analysis of scholarship relating to the gr

Since the nineteenth century the USA has served as an international model for business, lifestyle and sporting success. Yet whilst the language of sport seems t

Steven Overman explores the concordant values of the Protestant ethic, capitalism, and sport by applying German scholar Max Weber's seminal thesis. Weber demons

Physical training in the US Army has a surprisingly short history. Bodies for Battle by Garrett Gatzemeyer is the first in-depth analysis of the US Army’s par