Wray Vamplew: Games People Played

Cover: 9781789147759 | Games People Played | A Global History of Sport | Wray Vamplew | Buch

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Beschreibung

Now in paperback, this first global history of sports offers all spectators and participants a reason to cheer--and to think. 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; to 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 about their history and global impact.

Über den Autor

Wray Vamplew is professor emeritus of sports history at the University of Stirling and a global professorial fellow at the University of Edinburgh. His many books include How the Game Was Played: Essays In Sports History, and he was the general editor for the six-volume series Cultural History of Sport.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2023
Genre:	Importe , Sport
Produktart:	Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik:	Hobby & Freizeit
Thema:	Lexika & Handbücher
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13:	9781789147759
ISBN-10:	1789147751
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Vamplew, Wray
Hersteller:	Reaktion Books
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	230 x 158 x 36 mm
Von/Mit:	Wray Vamplew
Erscheinungsdatum:	27.09.2023
Gewicht:	0,722 kg