Sports in world history / / David G. McComb

• Autore: McComb David G
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Routledge, 2004
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (121 pages)
• Disciplina: 796.09
• Soggetto topico: Sports - History; World history
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Title -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The athletic imperative and the reasons for sport -- 3 The emergence of modern sports -- 4 The globalization of sport -- 5 The significance of global sports -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: This lively and clear survey provides a wide-ranging overview of the history of modern sports, covering such topics as: why human beings are athletes how the major modern sports came about and how they spread throughout the world with the help of enthusiastic individuals, sports organizations, the YMCA and the Olympic movement discussions of some of the most popular of the 300 modern world sports including: soccer, basketball, baseball, cricket, table tennis, tennis, Formula One racing, golf, swimming, skiing, volleyball, track and field, boxing, judo and cycling the history of both western and non-western sports in depth, as well as the increasing globalization of sports today the challenges facing the world of sports today, such as commercialization and the use of performance-enhancing drugs. Sports historians and cultural studies students will all find this book gives a fascinating and invaluable insight into the world of sport through history.
• Titolo autorizzato: Sports in world history
• ISBN: 1-134-36851-8; 1-280-05189-2; 0-203-69701-4; 0-415-31812-2; 1-283-83749-8; 1-134-36852-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910816524903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Themes in world history.