| Sport and Society: History, Power and Culture Contributor(s): Scambler, Graham (Author), Scambler Graham (Author) |
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ISBN: 0335210708 ISBN-13: 9780335210701 Publisher: Open University Press OUR PRICE: $36.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2005 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 306.483 |
| Series: Issues in Society |
| Physical Information: 0.48" H x 6" W x 9" (0.68 lbs) 226 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is a succinct and comprehensive account of the contemporary sociology of sport. It starts by tracing the key 'moments' in the transition from pre-modern to modern sport, giving detailed accounts of the athletic competition in the ancient games at Olympia; the genesis of modern track-and-field athletics in nineteenth-century England; and the reconstruction by de Coubertin and unfolding of the Olympic movement through the twentieth century. |