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The Other "American Exceptionalism" - Why Is There No Soccer in the United States?
The Other "American Exceptionalism" - Why Is There No Soccer in the United States?

Author(s): Andrei S. Markovits
Subject(s): Cultural Essay, Political Essay, Societal Essay
Published by: Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Summary/Abstract: Sombart Revisited and America's Soccer "Exceptionalism": Some comparative clarifications. America - The First New Nation. The Development of Modern Soccer in Britain: From its elite origins to the world's most popular mass sport. "Crowding Out From Above": The case of American football. Crowding Out From Below: The case of baseball.

  • Issue Year: 8/1988
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 125-150
  • Page Count: 26
  • Language: English
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