Sports in Zion: Mormon recreation; 1890 - 1940

"Not playing without a purpose" : the construction of a Mormon recreation ideology -- "A strong arm to the church" : recreation building boom -- "For the uplifting and the betterment of the youth of Israel" : athletics, socialization, and the "selling of the word o...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kimball, Richard Ian (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Subito Delivery Service: Order now.
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: Urbana, Ill. Chicago University of Illinois Press 2003
In:Year: 2003
Series/Journal:Sport and society
Further subjects:B Recreation Utah History
B Mormons Recreation History
B Mormons Social life and customs
B Recreation (Utah) History
Description
Summary:"Not playing without a purpose" : the construction of a Mormon recreation ideology -- "A strong arm to the church" : recreation building boom -- "For the uplifting and the betterment of the youth of Israel" : athletics, socialization, and the "selling of the word of wisdom" -- "A means of preserving the memory of the Mormon pioneers" : LDS recreation in the great outdoors -- "To make the most of leisure" : recreation responds in a depression decade
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [193] - 212) and index
ISBN:0252028570