Games people played : a global history of sport
Vamplew, Wray2021
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Games People Played is, surprisingly, the first global history of sport. The book shows how sport has 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 sport into a huge consumer industry. It shows how sport is sociable and health-giving, and also contributes to charity, however it also examines its dark side: its impact on the environment, the use of performance-enhancing drugs, and match fixing.
Main title:
Games people played : a global history of sport / by Wray Vamplew.
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Imprint:
London : Reaktion Books, 2021.©2021.
Collation:
454 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781789144574 (hardback)9781789144567
Dewey class:
796.09
Language:
English
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BRN:
402993
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