Modern Coliseum

Benjamin D. Lisle

Published by University of Pennsylvania Press 2017

Modern Coliseum

Stadiums and American Culture

Benjamin D. Lisle

In the series Architecture | Technology | Culture

https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812294071

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About this book

In Modern Coliseum, Benjamin D. Lisle tracks changes in stadium design and culture since World War II. Featuring over seventy-five images documenting the transformation of the American stadium over time, Modern Coliseum will be of interest to a variety of readers, from urban and architectural historians to sports fans.

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Benjamin D. Lisle teaches American studies at Colby College.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
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Introduction Stadiums for the Affluent Society Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. Urban Intimacy, Urban Anxiety Stadium Culture and the Old City Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	13
2. Fiction and Function New Spaces for Sport in the 1950s Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	41
3. From Tenements to Suburbs The Domestication of the Modern Stadium Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	101
4. Past to Future The Stadium and Modern Progress Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	145
5. Downtown Playground The Stadium as Urban Renewal Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	193
6. Machines for Sport The Stadium Since the 1970s Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	229
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	267
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	311
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	319

Language: English
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 328
Illustrations
- Other: 76 illus.
Keywords: American History; Cultural Studies; Architecture; Urban Studies; American History; American Studies; Fine Art; Garden History

eBook

Published: May 31, 2017
ISBN: 9780812294071