Games people played : a global history of sport
Vamplew, Wray2021
Books, Manuscripts
'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.
Main title:
Games people played : a global history of sport / Wray Vamplew.
Author:
Vamplew, Wray, author
Imprint:
London : Reaktion Books, 2021.
Collation:
456 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781789144574 (hbk)
Dewey class:
796.09
LC class:
GV571
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2990421
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