Understanding sports culture
Auteur :
Schirato, Tony
Éditeur :
SAGE Publications Inc
ISBN :
9781412907392
Date de publication :
27 sept. 2007
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
260 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Traces and analyzes the development of the modern field of sport from its ancient and medieval precursors, through to its inception in the mid-19th century as a set of activities designed to instill character and discipline in students in exclusive British public schools, up to its transformation into a global institution and popular spectacle.