Global sports : cultures, markets and organizations / / Frank P. Jozsa, Jr

• Autore: Jozsa Frank P. <1941->
• Pubblicazione: Singapore ; ; Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2009
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (332 p.)
• Disciplina: 796
• Soggetto topico: Sports and globalization; Sports - Economic aspects; Sports - History; Sports - Social aspects
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-309) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Foreword; Preface; Contents; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Baseball in Dominican Republic, Japan, and Venezuela; Chapter 3. Basketball in China,The Philippines, and Spain; Chapter 4. Soccer in Brazil, England, and Germany; Chapter 5. Ice Hockey in Canada,The Czech Republic, and Finland; Chapter 6. Conclusion; Appendix A: Cricket in Australia, India, and Pakistan; Appendix B: Tables; Selected Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This interesting book discusses the emergence and development of five extremely popular team sports - baseball, basketball, football-soccer, ice hockey and cricket - since the 1800's in 15 different countries. It addresses some of the most provocative, recent and unique economic and business issues associated with team sports in the various nations. For example, to what extent has each of these spectator sports prospered as industries, and will they expand into other regions of the world during the early to mid-2000's? This book answers these questions, and compares the performances of each
• Titolo autorizzato: Global sports
• ISBN: 1-282-44319-4; 9786612443190; 981-283-570-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910825773403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II