LEADER 02210nam 22005054a 450 001 9910826096703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-07955-X 010 $a1-135-75749-6 010 $a0-203-61008-3 010 $a0-203-49931-X 035 $a(CKB)2670000000519473 035 $a(EBL)183188 035 $a(OCoLC)56066718 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC183188 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000519473 100 $a20040427d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aRunning cultures $eracing in time and space /$fJohn Bale 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aLondon ;$aNew York $cRoutledge$d2004 215 $a1 online resource (228 p.) 225 1 $aSport in the global society 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7146-5535-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [166]-208) and index. 327 $aWays of running -- Running ways -- Beyond the arena -- Athletes as pets -- Running as transgression and resistance -- Escape: runners as cosmopolites -- Running and racing: moral dilemmas and a good life? 330 $aRunning is one of the world's most widely practiced sports and recreations but until now it has intended to elude serious study outside of the natural sciences. John Bale brings the sport into the realm of the humanities by drawing on sources including literature, poetry, film, art and sculpture as well as statistics and training manuals to highlight the tensions, ambiguities and complexities that lie hidden beneath the commonplace notion of running.The text explores both local and personal, as well as communal and global aspects of running and its practitioners. It examines the streets, t 410 0$aSport in the global society. 606 $aRunning$xSocial aspects 615 0$aRunning$xSocial aspects. 676 $a796.42 686 $a76.12$2bcl 700 $aBale$b John$0393202 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910826096703321 996 $aRunning Cultures$94041282 997 $aUNINA