{"product_id":"hoops-a-cultural-history-of-basketball-in-america-9781538147115","title":"Hoops: A Cultural History of Basketball in America","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom its 19th-century roots to its position today as a global symbol of American culture, basketball has been a force in American society. This book presents a first cultural history of the sport from the street to the highest levels of professional mens and womens competition, chronicling the relationship between the sport and American society. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas Aiello\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of history and African American studies at Valdosta State University in Georgia. He is the author of several books including \u003ci\u003eDixieball: Race and Professional Basketball in the Deep South, 1947-1979\u003c\/i\u003e (Tennessee) \u003ci\u003eJim Crow's Last Stand: Nonunanimous Criminal Jury Verdicts in Louisiana\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Kings of Casino Park: Black Baseball in the Lost Season of 1932.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc\/Bloomsbury","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50525684859154,"sku":"9781538147115","price":41.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_91fed844-0611-4c22-a8df-416e518ab101.jpg?v=1737231721","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/hoops-a-cultural-history-of-basketball-in-america-9781538147115","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}