The Fastest Game in the World

Bruce Berglund

Published by University of California Press 2020

The Fastest Game in the World

Hockey and the Globalization of Sports

Bruce Berglund

Volume 6 in the series Sport in World History

https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520972858

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About this book

Played on frozen ponds in cold northern lands, hockey seemed an especially unlikely game to gain a global following. But from its beginnings in the nineteenth century, the sport has drawn from different cultures and crossed boundaries––between Canada and the United States, across the Atlantic, and among different regions of Europe. It has been a political flashpoint within countries and internationally. And it has given rise to far-reaching cultural changes and firmly held traditions.

The Fastest Game in the World is a global history of a global sport, drawing upon research conducted around the world in a variety of languages. From Canadian prairies to Swiss mountain resorts, Soviet housing blocks to American suburbs, Bruce Berglund takes readers on an international tour, seamlessly weaving in hockey’s local, national, and international trends. Written in a lively style with wide-ranging breadth and attention to telling detail, The Fastest Game in the World will thrill both the lifelong fan and anyone who is curious about how games intertwine with politics, economics, and culture.

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Berglund Bruce :

Bruce Berglund taught history at Calvin College and the University of Kansas. He is author of Castle and Cathedral in Modern Prague.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
List of Illustrations Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. Up from the Ice Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	19
2. Into the Arena Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	50
3. Out of the Storm Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	82
4. Toward New Directions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	112
5. On the Brink Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	145
6. In the Money Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	174
7. Around the World Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	206
Epilogue Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	239
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	251
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	255
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	299
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	317

Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
Pages
- Main content: 344
Keywords: cultural history; global; sports and politics; how hockey relates to economics; geopolitical; insider story; definitive guide; winter olympics reads; books for hockey fans; international relations; books for talking about the game

eBook

Published: January 18, 2021
ISBN: 9780520972858