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"Offside: Soccer and American Exceptionalism" is one of "those" books; the kind of book whose impact on Americanists and sociologists was roughly the equivalent of a meteor hitting the Earth's surface. It's a genuine eye-opener, exposing the effects of the American mentality on the development of sports in the USA while comparing it to the European "way of the ball." This link: http://books.google.ro/books?id=OTZexfpmyDwC&dq=soccer+and+American+exceptionalism&pg=PP1&ots=VV7dFxRYk0&sig=AfPMQ9S7HhTdpJLdTTQS7VvKDEI&hl=ro&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result#PPA11,M1 offers a preview of the book. Sadly, it cannot be read entirely online, but it is available for purchase on Amazon.
How to (try) to get MLA right by using online software: www.citationmachine.net www.sourceaid.com You plug in the info (author, title, etc.) and it will be converted automatically. Always double-check!
5 comments:
"Offside: Soccer and American Exceptionalism" is one of "those" books; the kind of book whose impact on Americanists and sociologists was roughly the equivalent of a meteor hitting the Earth's surface. It's a genuine eye-opener, exposing the effects of the American mentality on the development of sports in the USA while comparing it to the European "way of the ball." This link: http://books.google.ro/books?id=OTZexfpmyDwC&dq=soccer+and+American+exceptionalism&pg=PP1&ots=VV7dFxRYk0&sig=AfPMQ9S7HhTdpJLdTTQS7VvKDEI&hl=ro&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result#PPA11,M1 offers a preview of the book. Sadly, it cannot be read entirely online, but it is available for purchase on Amazon.
here's a free database that's slowly but surely growing:
http://www.doaj.org/doaj?func=home
just click on your field of interest and enjoy the goodies :)
and here's a very resourceful site on a variety of topics but mostly media related:
http://www.aber.ac.uk/media/
this one was a life saver during freshman year..ah, memories ;P
Here is a site where you can find lots of books and interesting videos to download, and which might prove a handy resource for some of you:
http://www.archive.org/index.php
How to (try) to get MLA right by using online software:
www.citationmachine.net
www.sourceaid.com
You plug in the info (author, title, etc.) and it will be converted automatically. Always double-check!
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