Sport histories : figurational studies in the development of modern sports / / edited by Eric Dunning, Dominic Malcolm and Ivan Waddington

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2004
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (225 p.)
• Disciplina: 796/.09
• Soggetto topico: Sports - History; Sports - Sociological aspects
• Altri autori: DunningEric MalcolmDominic <1969-> WaddingtonIvan
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction : history, sociology and the sociology of sport : the work of Norbert Elias / Eric Dunning, Dominic Malcolm and Ivan Waddington -- Boxing in the western civilizing process / Ken Sheard -- Public schools, status rivalry and the development of football / Eric Dunning and Graham Curry -- Rugby union football in England : civilizing processes and the de-institutionalization of amateurism / Andrew White -- Cricket : civilizing and de-civilizing processes in the imperial game / Dominic Malcolm -- Baseball : myths and modernization / Daniel Bloyce -- Game, set and match : lawn tennis, from early origins to modern sport / Ian Cooper -- The influence of state formation processes on the early development of motor racing / Alex Twitchen -- Clay shooting : civilization in the line of fire / Stuart Smith -- The development of sport in Japan : martial arts and baseball / Koichi Kiku -- After Olga : developments in women's artistic gymnastics following the 1972 'Olga Korbut phenomenon' / Tansin Benn and Barry Benn -- Conclusion : figurational sociology and the development of modern sport / Eric Dunning, Dominic Malcolm and Ivan Waddington.
• Sommario/riassunto: Sports Histories draws on figurational sociology to provide a fresh approach to analysing the development of modern sport. The book brings together ten case studies from a wide range of sports, including mainstream sports such as soccer, rugby, baseball, boxing and cricket, to other sports that until now have been largely neglected by sports historians, such as shooting, motor racing, tennis, gymnastics and martial arts. This groundbreaking work highlights key debates in the analysis of modern sport, such as:the relative influence of intra-national class conflict and in
• Titolo autorizzato: Sport histories
• ISBN: 1-134-44747-7; 0-203-59995-0; 1-280-07686-0; 0-203-49743-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910812097103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II