{"product_id":"hoops-a-cultural-history-of-basketball-in-america-9781538199947","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 the first cultural history of the sport from the street to the highest levels of professional men's and women's 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":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50929370988818,"sku":"9781538199947","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1172e14a-7ebe-4db8-9c16-150346c80fd6.jpg?v=1739040000","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/hoops-a-cultural-history-of-basketball-in-america-9781538199947","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}