Motorsports and American culture: from demolition derbies to NASCAR
2014; Association of College and Research Libraries; Volume: 52; Issue: 04 Linguagem: Inglês
10.5860/choice.185823
ISSN1943-5975
AutoresMark D. Howell, John D. Miller,
Tópico(s)American Sports and Literature
ResumoIntroduction, Mark D. Howell and John D. Miller and Spectators: What Motor Sports Means to Fans Chapter 1: NASCAR Paradox, James Wright Chapter 2: Automobile Racing and the American Hot Rod, David N. Lucsko Chapter 3: Speed and Destruction at the Fair, Emily Godbey The Track and Beyond: Motor Sports and Community Identity Chapter 4: Creative Destruction: The Demolition Derby, Susan Falls Chapter 5: 'What Is Your Racket, Brother?': Bootleggers, Respectable Atlanta, Bill France, and the Birth of NASCAR, Dan Pierce Chapter 6: 'Running with the Big Dogs': the Rhetoric of Fan Identity in a Postmodern NASCAR, Ehren Pflugfelder Fenders and Genders: Motor Sports, Femininity, and Masculinity Chapter 7: Just a Good 'Ol Gal: Pioneer Racer Louise Smith, Suzanne Wise, Martha Kreszock, and Margaret Freeman Chapter 8: 'Anything but a Novelty': Women, Girls, and Friday Night Drag Racing, John Mason Chapter 9: 'Way Tight' or 'Wicked Loose'?: Reading NASCAR's Masculinities, Patricia Lee Yongue Stars of the Road: Spectacular Drivers and Spectacular Feats Chapter 10: Spectacle of NASCAR: Rationalized and Enchanted by Sponsors, Jaime Noble Gassmann Chapter 11: Barney Oldfield: Daredevil Demon of and the First Multimedia Superstar, Lisa Napoli Chapter 12: Fastest Cars in the World, Ronald Shook Bibliography Index About the Editors
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