The Oxford Handbook of Sports History
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Author
Publication
2017-05-04 - Oxford University Press
Language
English
Word Count
144,000 words, Guess
Page Count
576 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- ISBN-100199858918
- ISBN-139780199858910
- Library of Congress Control Number2016033956
- OCLC Control Number959032235
- Better World Books9780199858910
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL27416402M
Classifications
- LCCGV571.O95 2017
- LCCGV571 .O95 2017
Description
"The Oxford handbook of sports history"provides a comprehensive and rigorous survey of the field of sports history, proving that sports are not only the opposite of war but have also been a significant part of a historical civilizing process. With contributions from thirty-seven distinguished scholars, this handbook traces modern sport's establishment and development, moving from ancient Greek and Roman combat sports and medieval blood sports to the impact of industrialization and urbanization in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It charts the global diffusion of such sports as football, baseball, cricket, and surfing and explores contentious issues in today's society, including the practice of doping and the economic exploitation of the Olympic Games.
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- The Oxford Handbook of Sports History
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