Games people played : a global history of sport / / Wray Vamplew

• Autore: Vamplew Wray
• Pubblicazione: London : , : Reaktion Books, Limited, , 2021; ©2021
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (454 pages) : illustrations
• Soggetto topico: Sports - History
• Soggetto genere / forma: History
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction: Pre-match instructions -- Part 1. Sports history : firing both barrels. Know the score : understanding sports history ; Walk the walk : practicing sports history -- Part 2. Sport through the ages. Sport before the Industrial Age ; The Industrial Age (and slightly beyond) ; The past century or so -- Part 3. Sports. Fighting talk : combat sports ; The killing fields : hunting, shooting, and fishing ; Horses for courses : equestrian sports ; Talking speed : from foot power to wheel power ; Out clubbing : bat and ball sports ; Moving the goalposts : the football codes ; ... Nor any drop of drink : water sports ; Slipping and sliding : winter sports ; Across the pond : American sports -- Part 4. Sporting life : social and cultural aspects. Pushing the mind and body : emotion, pain and violence ; Open and closed doors : discrimination in sport ; Playing together : sports clubs and associativity -- Part 5. Mixing oil and water : sports, politics and power. Political football : nationalism, propaganda and protest ; Human rights (and wrongs) ; Running or ruining the game : rules and rule-makers -- Part 6. Show us the money : the business of sport. Selling the game : sports entrepreneurs and the products they marketed ; Citius, Altius, Fortius et Multo Maiores : mega events ; Playing for pay : the professional athlete -- Part 7. The good, the bad and the ugly : the public image of sport. Charity begins at home ... and away ; How green was my volley : sport and the environment ; Selling out the game : match-fixing and drug-taking -- Stoppage time.
• Sommario/riassunto: Games People Played is, surprisingly, the first global history of sports. The book shows how sports have been practiced, experienced, and made meaningful by players and fans throughout history. It assesses how sports developed and diffused across the globe, as well as many other aspects, from emotion, discrimination, and conviviality; politics, nationalism, and protest; and how economics has turned sports into a huge consumer industry. It shows how sports are sociable and health-giving, and also contribute to charity. However, it also examines their dark side: sports' impact on the environment, the use of performance-enhancing drugs, and match-fixing. Covering everything from curling to baseball, boxing to motor racing, this book will appeal to anyone who plays, watches, and enjoys sports, and wants to know more of their history and global impact.
• Altri titoli varianti: Global history of sport
• Titolo autorizzato: Games people played
• ISBN: 9781789144567 (ebook); 1-78914-456-6; 1789144574; 9781789144574
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910794522803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II