Sport Matters
Sociological Studies of Sport, Violence and Civilisation
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Published:22nd Apr '99
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1999 North American Society for the Sociology of Sport Annual Book Award
Sport Matters offers a comprehensive introduction to the study of modern sport from a sociological perspective. It covers such topics as the history of sport, the development of ideas of 'fair play', sport and the emotions, the professionalization of sport, race-relations and sport and sport and gender.
Unique in its cross-cultural analysis, it uses examples from around the globe, including sports spectator violence in North America, the growth of international soccer and the role of sport in the European identity.
ISBN: 9780415064132
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 544g
292 pages