Historical dictionary of basketball [[electronic resource] /] / John Grasso

• Autore: Grasso John
• Pubblicazione: Lanham, MD, : Scarecrow Press, 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (784 p.)
• Disciplina: 796.323; 796.32303
• Soggetto topico: Basketball - History; Ball games - History
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Editor's Foreword; Preface; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chronology; Introduction; The Dictionary; Appendix A Dr. James Naismith's Original Thirteen Rules of Basketball; Appendix B Major Professional Basketball League Champions; Appendix C National Collegiate Athletic Association Champions: Men; Appendix D National Collegiate Athletic Association Champions: Women; Appendix E National Invitation Tournament Champions; Appendix F Olympic Games Basketball: Men; Appendix G Olympic Games Basketball: Women; Appendix H FIBA World Championships: Men; Appendix I FIBA World Championships: Women ; Appendix J Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame InducteesAppendix K FIBA Hall of Fame Inductees; Appendix L Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Inductees; Bibliography; About the Author
• Sommario/riassunto: The Historical Dictionary of Basketball is a comprehensive account of all forms of basketball_amateur, professional, men's, women's, Olympic, domestic, and international_from its invention in 1891 by Dr. James Naismith through the present day. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, an extensive bibliography, and over 600 cross-referenced dictionary entries on the people, places, teams, and terminology of the game.
• Titolo autorizzato: Historical dictionary of basketball
• ISBN: 1-282-92231-9; 9786612922312; 0-8108-7506-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910785450503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Historical dictionaries of sports ; ; no. 2.