Understanding Sport
Understanding Sport
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Book Description
Understanding Sport is an introduction to the study of the social history, sociology and cultural analysis of sports. The book covers both elite and recreational sports activities, and explains the key theoretical traditions and the ways in which different forms of analysis have attempted to expose the social dimensions of sports and its place within the wider context of leisure cultures.
About the Author
John Horne is at the Maray House Institute of Education, Edinburgh University, Alan Tomlinson is at the Chelsea School, Brighton University, and Gary Whannel is at the Department of Sport Studies, Roehampton Institute London.
Understanding Sport,JOHN HORNE,Spon Press,0419136401,General,Great Britain,History,Pop Arts / Pop Culture,Popular Culture - General,Sociological aspects,Sociology Of Sports,Sports,Sports & Recreation,Sports Science,Anthropology,Sports & Outdoor Recreation,United Kingdom, Great Britain
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