02201nam 2200529 450 991082486500332120240115113247.01-4985-1796-X(CKB)3710000000552010(EBL)4306505(MiAaPQ)EBC4306505(Au-PeEL)EBL4306505(CaPaEBR)ebr11137612(CaONFJC)MIL884714(OCoLC)933611280(EXLCZ)99371000000055201020160118h20152015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierThe politics and culture of modern sports /Sheldon AndersonLanham, Maryland :Lexington Books,2015.©20151 online resource (397 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4985-1797-8 1-4985-1795-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Pages:1 to 25; Pages:26 to 50; Pages:51 to 75; Pages:76 to 100; Pages:101 to 125; Pages:126 to 150; Pages:151 to 175; Pages:176 to 200; Pages:201 to 225; Pages:226 to 250; Pages:251 to 275; Pages:276 to 300; Pages:301 to 325; Pages:326 to 350; Pages:351 to 375; Pages:376 to 397This study examines the role of modern sports in constructing national identities and the way leaders have exploited sports to achieve domestic and foreign policy goals. It focuses on the development of national sporting cultures in Great Britain and the United States, how the rest of Europe and the world adopted or rejected their games, and the impact of sports on politics.SportsPolitical aspectsSportsSafety measuresSportsPsychological aspectsSportsPolitical aspects.SportsSafety measures.SportsPsychological aspects.306.483Anderson Sheldon1693923MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910824865003321The politics and culture of modern sports4072087UNINA