The politics and culture of modern sports / / Sheldon Anderson
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| Autore: |
Anderson Sheldon
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| Titolo: |
The politics and culture of modern sports / / Sheldon Anderson
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| Pubblicazione: | Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2015 |
| ©2015 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (397 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 306.483 |
| Soggetto topico: | Sports - Political aspects |
| Sports - Safety measures | |
| Sports - Psychological aspects | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Pages:1 to 25; Pages:26 to 50; Pages:51 to 75; Pages:76 to 100; Pages:101 to 125; Pages:126 to 150; Pages:151 to 175; Pages:176 to 200; Pages:201 to 225; Pages:226 to 250; Pages:251 to 275; Pages:276 to 300; Pages:301 to 325; Pages:326 to 350; Pages:351 to 375; Pages:376 to 397 |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This study examines the role of modern sports in constructing national identities and the way leaders have exploited sports to achieve domestic and foreign policy goals. It focuses on the development of national sporting cultures in Great Britain and the United States, how the rest of Europe and the world adopted or rejected their games, and the impact of sports on politics. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The politics and culture of modern sports |
| ISBN: | 1-4985-1796-X |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910824865003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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