Sport and society : history, power and culture /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Maidenhead, England :
Open University Press,
©2005.
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| Series: | Issues in society
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| Online Access: | http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=234103 |
Table of Contents:
- The ancient games
- The genesis of modern sport
- The modern Olympiads
- Exercise, sport, and health
- Sport and violence : a "de-civilizing spurt"?
- The colonization and mediation of sport
- Sociological perspectives on sport
- Towards a critical sociology of sport.