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Title: |
Sport in the Global Village |
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| Edited by: |
Ralph C Wilcox |
| ISBN10-13: |
0962792640 : 9780962792649 |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| Size: |
155x230mm |
| Pages: |
521 |
| Weight: |
1.000 Kg. |
| Published: |
Fitness Information Technology (US) - January 2006 |
| List Price: |
46.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
In Stock
Qty Available: 1 |
| Subjects: |
Sports & outdoor recreation |
| During the past few years the world has seen widespread geopolitical change. Throughout sport has remained a significant thread in the fabric of culture. This thought-provoking book offers an international collection of writings exploring the effects of sport on culture and the role of sport as a cultural barometer. |
| Table of Contents: |
| Sport and Globalisation; American Sport and the Global Arena; Professional Sport in Global Perspective; Sport and the South African Question; Sport in the New Europe; International Sport; Sport in the Global Village: Comparative Perspectives; Theoretical and Methodological Considerations in the Cross-Cultural Study of Sport. |