Tennis : A History from American Amateurs to Global Professionals.
By: Ruth, Greg.
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BookSeries: Sport and Society Ser: Publisher: Honolulu : University of Illinois Press, 2021Copyright date: �2021Edition: 1st ed.Description: 1 online resource (304 pages).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780252052798.Genre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 796.342 Online resources: Click to View | Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | URL | Copy number | Status | Date due | Item holds |
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Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: Tennis Amateurs and Tennis Professionals -- 1 Amateur Associations along the American Atlantic Coast -- 2 The West Coast Game -- 3 The Cause C�el�ebre of the Pioneering Professional -- 4 Depression-Era Developments in Amateur and Professional Tennis -- Photo Section 1 -- 5 Wartime Southern California Professionals -- 6 The Cultural Contexts of Mid-Century Women's Tennis -- 7 The "Kramer Karavan" -- 8 The World Champion from "The Wrong Side of the Tracks" -- 9 Tennis Opens -- Photo Section 2 -- 10 The Rise and Demise of World Championship Tennis -- 11 The Impact of Sports Agents and Agencies on Professional Tennis -- 12 Women's Professional Tennis in the Early Open Era -- Conclusion: Professional Tennis as Global Entertainment -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover.
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