LEADER 02234nam 2200541 450 001 9910460950103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4985-1796-X 035 $a(CKB)3710000000552010 035 $a(EBL)4306505 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4306505 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4306505 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11137612 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL884714 035 $a(OCoLC)933611280 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000552010 100 $a20160118h20152015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe politics and culture of modern sports /$fSheldon Anderson 210 1$aLanham, Maryland :$cLexington Books,$d2015. 210 4$dİ2015 215 $a1 online resource (397 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4985-1797-8 311 $a1-4985-1795-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPages: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 397 330 $aThis 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. 606 $aSports$xPolitical aspects 606 $aSports$xSafety measures 606 $aSports$xPsychological aspects 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aSports$xPolitical aspects. 615 0$aSports$xSafety measures. 615 0$aSports$xPsychological aspects. 676 $a306.483 700 $aAnderson$b Sheldon$0862489 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910460950103321 996 $aThe politics and culture of modern sports$91925227 997 $aUNINA