Category Archives: sports history

October 19, 2018

NFL Reading List

Posted by Heather Gernenz
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Football season is well underway and we’re here to add a dose of football and NFL themed reads to your TBR. Featuring reads that will educate you on the origins of modern football, the creation of the NFL and sports … Continue reading →

October 16, 2018

Remembering the 1968 Olympic Protest

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During the 1968 Olympics at Mexico City, two American 200-meter sprinters, Tommie Smith and John Carlos performed arguably the most overtly political statement in the history of the Modern Olympic Games. After Smith and Carlos received their Gold and Bronze … Continue reading →

August 6, 2018

Q&A with Roger R. Tamte, author of “Walter Camp and the Creation of American Football”

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Roger R. Tamte is a patent attorney and scholar of early American football who has studied Camp for many years. He recently answered some questions with us about his new book, Walter Camp and the Creation of Football. Q. Who was … Continue reading →

August 3, 2018

3rd & FINAL IPad Giveaway

Posted by michael
in African American Studies, all things digital, american history, asian american studies, gender studies, Ipad Giveaway, labor history, Latin American Studies, music, religion, sports history, UIP100, Uncategorized, women's history | Comments Off on 3rd & FINAL IPad Giveaway

The University of Illinois Press is celebrating its 100th Anniversary this year. In order to celebrate, we decided to do something special for our readers. In honor of 100 years, we have already given away two iPads pre-loaded with 100 UIP ebooks, … Continue reading →

April 25, 2018

Q&A with Jesse Berrett, author of “Pigskin Nation: How the NFL Remade American Politics”

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Jesse Berrett earned a PhD in History at the University of California, Berkeley. He has worked as a rock critic, television columnist, and book reviewer. He teaches history at University High School in San Francisco. He recently answered some questions about … Continue reading →

April 16, 2018

All Things Sports

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Even the discerning reader may not associate an academic press with sports. But what occurs in a sports venue—whether stadium or gym, track or sandlot—contests far more than results on a scoreboard. Race. Gender. Money. Politics. Power. Triumph. Tragedy. Each plays … Continue reading →

November 27, 2017

Holiday Gift Guide 2017

Posted by michael
in Christmas, food, holiday sale, music, nature, sports history, Uncategorized, women, women's history | Comments Off on Holiday Gift Guide 2017

Everyone knows that books make the best gifts. Especially for yourself! Stock up on these books for all your gift giving needs this holiday season. Now through December 1, 2017, use code WINTER17 on our site to get 30% off!  For … Continue reading →

September 27, 2017

Cheating for more than just NCAA basketball recruits

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It would be easy to call a significant part of the NCAA basketball landscape a cesspool of cheating, money, and other sins. Indeed, an oft-alleged mariner on those dark waters was told to hit the showers just this morning and takes … Continue reading →

August 7, 2017

Helen Jacobs and the wearing of shorts

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Yesterday marked the birthday of tennis champion Helen Jacobs. Born in 1908, Jacobs learned her trade in Berkeley, California before going on to a term as the world’s top-ranked player and the winner of nine Grand Slams. Jacobs was best … Continue reading →

May 16, 2017

Harry Edwards on fighting for black athletes and coaches, whether they like it or not

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An excerpt from the new introduction to The Revolt of the Black Athlete: 50th Anniversary Edition, by Harry Edwards. I believe that over the last fifty years, the facts, the relationships, and the conclusions drawn from them as portrayed in the … Continue reading →