Routledge companion to sports history / / edited by Steven W. Pope and John R. Nauright

• Pubblicazione: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (672 p.)
• Disciplina: 796
• Soggetto topico: Sports - History
• Altri autori: NaurightJohn <1962-> PopeS. W. <1962->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Part I Theory, methods and key themes in sports history; Introduction; 1 Theory; 2 Sources; 3 The city; 4 Borderlands; 5 Marxism; 6 Sociology; 7 Origins; 8 Gender; 9 Race; 10 Body culture; 11 Science and technology; 12 Entrepreneurship; 13 Religion; 14 Imperialism; 15 International relations; 16 Nationalism; 17 Alternative sports; Part II Sports history around the world; 18 Africa (sub-Saharan); 19 Australia; 20 Belgium and the Netherlands; 21 Canada; 22 The Caribbean; 23 Central and Eastern Europe; 24 China ; 25 France26 Germany; 27 Great Britain; 28 Ireland; 29 Japan; 30 Mexico and Central America; 31 The Middle East and North Africa; 32 New Zealand (Aotearoa); 33 Nordic countries; 34 Russia/The Soviet Union; 35 South America; 36 South Asia; 37 South-East Asia; 38 The United States of America; Select Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The field of sports history is no longer a fledgling area of study. There is a great vitality in the field and it has matured dramatically over the past decade. Reflecting changes to traditional approaches, sport historians need now to engage with contemporary debates about history, to be encouraged to position themselves and their methodologies in relation to current epistemological issues, and to promote the importance of reflecting on the literary or poetic dimensions of producing history. These contemporary developments, along with a wealth of international research from a range of theo
• Titolo autorizzato: Routledge companion to sports history
• ISBN: 1-78034-753-7; 1-135-97812-3; 1-135-97813-1; 1-282-97526-9; 9786612975264; 0-203-88541-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910807797003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge international handbooks.