O God of players : the story of the Immaculata Mighty Macs

Author/Creator:

Byrne, Julie, 1968-

Publication/Creation:

New York : Columbia University Press, [2003]

Format:

Book

More Details

Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

O God of players : the story of the Immaculata Mighty Macs / Julie Byrne

Series Titles:

Religion and American culture
Religion and American culture (New York, N.Y.)

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Immaculata College--Basketball--History
Immaculata Mighty Macs (Basketball team)--History
Basketball for women--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Making the team, making identity -- Practicing basketball, practicing class -- Bodies in basketball -- Praying for the team -- Ladies of the court -- Championships and community -- Immaculata College basketball survey -- Surveys, interviews, correspondence, and unpublished memoirs.

Bibliography:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [273]-277) and index.

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

xvii, 291 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

990005282830302486

ISBN:

0231127480 (cloth)
0231127499 (paper)
9780231127486 (cloth)
9780231127493 (paper)

OCLC Number:

51655424

Barcode:

300000201631