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The Fastest Game in the World: Hockey and the Globalization of Sports Volume 6

The Fastest Game in the World: Hockey and the Globalization of Sports Volume 6

Berglund, Bruce

Hardcover

Series: Sport in World History, Book 6

General World HistoryHockey

ISBN10: 0520303725
ISBN13: 9780520303720
Publisher: Univ Of California Pr
Published: Dec 8 2020
Pages: 344
Weight: 1.35
Height: 1.10 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.10
Language: English
The untold story of hockey's deep roots from different regions of the world, and its global, cultural impact.

Played on frozen ponds in cold northern lands, hockey seemed an especially unlikely game to gain a global following. But from its beginnings in the nineteenth century, the sport has drawn from different cultures and crossed boundaries--between Canada and the United States, across the Atlantic, and among different regions of Europe. It has been a political flashpoint within countries and internationally. And it has given rise to far-reaching cultural changes and firmly held traditions.

The Fastest Game in the World is a global history of a global sport, drawing upon research conducted around the world in a variety of languages. From Canadian prairies to Swiss mountain resorts, Soviet housing blocks to American suburbs, Bruce Berglund takes readers on an international tour, seamlessly weaving in hockey's local, national, and international trends. Written in a lively style with wide-ranging breadth and attention to telling detail, The Fastest Game in the World will thrill both the lifelong fan and anyone who is curious about how games intertwine with politics, economics, and culture.

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