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Author Kohan, Rafi, author.

Title The arena : inside the tailgating, ticket-scalping, mascot-racing, dubiously funded, and possibly haunted monuments of American sport / Rafi Kohan.

Publication Info. New York, N.Y. : Liveright Publishing Corporation, [2017]
©2017

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Location Call No. Status
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Non Fiction  796.06 KOHAN    Check Shelf
 Cheshire Public Library - Adult Department Lower Level  796.0687 KOHAN    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  796.06 KOH    DUE 04-13-24
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  796.06 KOHAN    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  796.068 KOH    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  796.06 KOH    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  796.068 KOHAN    Check Shelf
 Southington Library - Adult  796.068 KOH    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  796.068 KOHAN    Check Shelf
 Wethersfield Public Library - Non Fiction  796.068 KOHAN    Check Shelf

Edition First edition.
Description xi, 401 pages, [8] unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Note Includes index.
Contents Before we begin (or: Preface) -- Taking the oath (or: The old-timers) -- Super subsidize me (or: The newcomers) -- All the ticket men (or: Beyond these walls) -- "As far as the eye can see, toilets" (or: Straight to the dome) -- Ed Mangan's burden (or: Field of dreams) -- Extremely loud and incredibly gross (or: Fans behaving badly) -- Identity 101 (or: Col-lege!) -- The other side of the t-shirt cannon (or: Are you not entertained?) -- The secret life of stadiums (or: Let's get logistical) -- Sex. War. America. (or: For god and country) -- Ghost world (or: Life after sports).
Summary An exploration of the modern American sports stadium traces the stories of iconic stadiums and fields as well as the rowdy customs that have become related traditions, from scalper turf wars and tailgate parties to fighter-jet flyovers and death-defying halftime shows.
"The American sports stadium, for all its raucous glory, is an overlooked centerpiece--a veritable temple--of our national culture. A hallowed ground for communal worship, this is where history is made on grass, artificial turf, hardwood, and even ice; where nostalgia flows as freely as ten-dollar beers; where everything thrills, from exploding fireworks to grinning cheerleaders. In The Arena...intrepid sportswriter Rafi Kohan crisscrosses the country, journeying from one beloved monument to the next. As he finagles access to the unexpected corners and hidden corridors of our most frequented fields, he discovers just what makes them tick--and what keeps us coming back time and time again."--Jacket flap.
Subject Stadiums -- Social aspects -- United States.
Sports -- Social aspects -- United States.
Sports spectators -- United States.
ISBN 9781631491276 (hardcover)
163149127X (hardcover)
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