Tennis : a history from American amateurs to global professionals / / Greg Ruth |
Autore | Ruth Greg <1986-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Urbana : , : University of Illinois Press, , 2021 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xii, 317 pages) |
Disciplina | 796.342 |
Collana |
Sport and society
Illinois scholarship online |
Soggetto topico |
Tennis - History
Tennis players Women tennis players Tennis - Tournaments |
ISBN | 0-252-05279-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction: Tennis amateurs and tennis professionals -- Amateur Associations along the American Atlantic Coast -- The West Coast game -- The cause célèbre of the pioneering professional -- Depression-Era developments in amateur and professional tennis -- Wartime Southern California professionals -- The cultural contexts of mid-century women's tennis -- The "Kramer Karavan" -- The world champion from "The Wrong Side of the Tracks" -- Tennis Opens -- The rise and demise of world championship tennis -- The impact of sports agents and agencies on professional tennis -- Women's professional tennis in the early Open era -- Conclusion: Professional tennis as global entertainment. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795629903321 |
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Urbana : , : University of Illinois Press, , 2021 | ||
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Tennis : a history from American amateurs to global professionals / / Greg Ruth |
Autore | Ruth Greg <1986-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Urbana : , : University of Illinois Press, , 2021 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xii, 317 pages) |
Disciplina | 796.342 |
Collana |
Sport and society
Illinois scholarship online |
Soggetto topico |
Tennis - History
Tennis players Women tennis players Tennis - Tournaments |
ISBN | 0-252-05279-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction: Tennis amateurs and tennis professionals -- Amateur Associations along the American Atlantic Coast -- The West Coast game -- The cause célèbre of the pioneering professional -- Depression-Era developments in amateur and professional tennis -- Wartime Southern California professionals -- The cultural contexts of mid-century women's tennis -- The "Kramer Karavan" -- The world champion from "The Wrong Side of the Tracks" -- Tennis Opens -- The rise and demise of world championship tennis -- The impact of sports agents and agencies on professional tennis -- Women's professional tennis in the early Open era -- Conclusion: Professional tennis as global entertainment. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826611603321 |
Ruth Greg <1986->
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Urbana : , : University of Illinois Press, , 2021 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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