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Author : David G. McComb
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Histoire universelle
ISBN : 9780415318129
A wide ranging overview of the history of modern sports including material on sports organizations, the commercialisation of sports and the use of performance-enhancing drugs.
Author : David G. McComb
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2004-06-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134368518
This lively and clear survey provides a wide-ranging overview of the history of modern sports, covering such topics as: why human beings are athletes how the major modern sports came about and how they spread throughout the world with the help of enthusiastic individuals, sports organizations, the YMCA and the Olympic movement discussions of some of the most popular of the 300 modern world sports including: soccer, basketball, baseball, cricket, table tennis, tennis, Formula One racing, golf, swimming, skiing, volleyball, track and field, boxing, judo and cycling the history of both western and non-western sports in depth, as well as the increasing globalization of sports today the challenges facing the world of sports today, such as commercialization and the use of performance-enhancing drugs. Sports historians and cultural studies students will all find this book gives a fascinating and invaluable insight into the world of sport through history.
Author : John Nauright
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 2056 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2012-04-06
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781598843019
This multivolume set is much more than a collection of essays on sports and sporting cultures from around the world: it also details how and why sports are played wherever they exist, and examines key charismatic athletes from around the world who have transcended their sports. Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice provides a unique, global overview of sports and sports cultures. Unlike most works of this type, this book provides both essays that examine general topics, such as globalization and sport, international relations and sport, and tourism and sport, as well as essays on sports history, culture, and practice in world regions—for example, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East and North Africa, Europe, and Oceania—in order to provide a more global perspective. These essays are followed by entries on specific sports, world athletes, stadiums and arenas, famous games and matches, and major controversies. Spanning topics as varied as modern professional cycling to the fictional movie Rocky to the deadly ball game of the ancient Mayans, the first three volumes contain overview essays and entries for specific sports that have been and are currently practiced around the world. The fourth volume provides a compendium of information on the winners of major sporting competitions from around the world. Readers will gain invaluable insights into how sports have been enjoyed throughout all of human culture, and more fully comprehend their cultural contexts. The entries provide suggestions for further reading on each topic—helpful to general readers, students with school projects, university students and academics alike. Additionally, the four-volume Sports Around the World spotlights key charismatic athletes who have changed a sport or become more than just an outstanding player.
Author : David Asa Schwartz
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 515 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2021-06-14
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9798216118800
Modern Sports around the World focuses on the history, geography, sociology, economics, and technological advancements of 50 sports played from India to Ireland. Sports have become an international spectacle that influences nations' foreign policy, world economies, and regional morale. Hundreds of billions of dollars are at stake as governments and multinational corporations rush to make sure they have a place at the table. And yet, sports come from humble beginnings. We are fascinated by who can run the fastest, lift the most weight, jump the highest, swim the farthest, and act with the most precision. The history of sports is the history of the world. Modern Sports around the World examines 50 of the world's most popular sports. Each chapter features one sport and details that sport's origins, global migration, economic forces, media influences, political environment, pop-culture inspirations, scandalous moments, and key individuals. Sports history is a tapestry of sociological variables; Modern Sports around the World weaves them together to create a unique history book that explains not only where humanity has been, but where it might be going.
Author : Gary Belsky,Neil Fine
Publisher : Artisan Books
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-19
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781579656843
New York Times Bestseller “Fascinating.”—Men’s Health, Best Beach Reads for Sports Fans On the Origins of Sports is an illustrated book built around the original rules of 21 of the world’s most popular sports, from football and soccer to wrestling and mixed martial arts. Never before have the original rules for these sports coexisted in one volume. Brimming with history and miscellany, it is the ultimate sports book for the thinking fan. Each sport’s chapter includes a short history, the sport’s original rules, and a deeper look into an element of the sport, such as the evolution of the baseball glove; sports with war roots; a compendium of sports balls; and iconic sports trophies. Written by ESPN The Magazine’s former editor in chief, Gary Belsky, and executive editor, Neil Fine, and filled with period-style line drawings in a handsome package, On the Origins of Sports is a book that sports fans and history buffs alike will want to display on their coffee tables, showcase on their bookshelves, and treasure for generations.
Author : Dave Zirin
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2011-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781458786982
In Whats My Name, Fool? sports writer Dave Zirin shows how sports express the worst - and at times the most creative, exciting, and political - features of our society. Zirins sharp and insightful commentary on the personalities, politics, and history of American sports is unlike any sports writing being done today. Zirin explores how NBA brawls highlight tensions beyond the arena, how the bold stances taken by sports unions can chart a path for the entire labor movement, and the unexplored political stirrings of a new generation of athletes who are no longer content to just ''play one game at a time.'' Whats My Name, Fool? draws on original interviews with former heavyweight champ George Foreman, Olympic athlete John Carlos, NBA player and anti-death penalty activist Etan Thomas, antiwar womens college hoopster Toni Smith, Olympic Project for Human Rights leader Lee Evans and many others. It also unearths a history of athletes ranging from Jackie Robinson to Muhammad Ali to Billie Jean King, who charted a new course through their athletic ability and their outspoken views.
Author : Richard Whittingham
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1988-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0060914750
A group of eloquent sports photographs from the pages of Life magazine.
Author : Bruce Berglund
Publisher : University of California Press
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2020-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520303720
Played on frozen ponds in cold northern lands, hockey seemed an especially unlikely game to gain a global following. But from its beginnings in the nineteenth century, the sport has drawn from different cultures and crossed boundaries––between Canada and the United States, across the Atlantic, and among different regions of Europe. It has been a political flashpoint within countries and internationally. And it has given rise to far-reaching cultural changes and firmly held traditions. The Fastest Game in the World is a global history of a global sport, drawing upon research conducted around the world in a variety of languages. From Canadian prairies to Swiss mountain resorts, Soviet housing blocks to American suburbs, Bruce Berglund takes readers on an international tour, seamlessly weaving in hockey’s local, national, and international trends. Written in a lively style with wide-ranging breadth and attention to telling detail, The Fastest Game in the World will thrill both the lifelong fan and anyone who is curious about how games intertwine with politics, economics, and culture.
Author : S. Wagg
Publisher : Springer
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2011-11-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780230320819
The conventional history of sport, as conveyed by television and the sports press, has thrown up a great many apparent turning points, but knowledge of these apparently defining moments is often slight. This book offers readable, in-depth studies of a series of these watersheds in sport history and of the circumstances in which they came about.
Author : John Carvalho
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2022-04-29
Category : Mass media and sports
ISBN : 036755867X
"This research collection details the ongoing interaction between sports, media, and society throughout important periods in history. Chapters examine both historical events/moments and broader trends in sports, with an emphasis on the media's role"--
Author : Michael B. Poliakoff
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1987-01-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0300063121
A comprehensive study of the practice of combat sports in the ancient civilizations of Greece, Rome and the Near East.
Author : Elliott J. Gorn,Warren Goldstein
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 0252071840
Elliott J. Gorn and Warren Goldstein show us where our games and pastimes came from, how they developed, and what they have meant to Americans. The great heroes of baseball and football are here, as well as the dramatic moments of boxing and basketball. Beyond this, the authors show us how sports fit into the larger contours of our past. A Brief History of American Sports reveals that from colonial times to the present, sports have been central to American culture, and a profound expression of who we are.
Author : Gene Brown,Arleen Keylin,Daniel Lundy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0405142250
Reprinted New York Times articles (created from 35mm microfilm).
Author : Dave Zirin
Publisher : New Press People's History
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 1595584773
A riotously entertaining chronicle of larger-than-life sporting characters and dramatic contests, this is an alternative political history of the United States as seen through the games its people played. Replete with surprises for seasoned sports, it will also amaze anyone interested in history with the connections Zirin draws between politics and sports. A groundbreaking book, it looks at the history of sports in the US through the lens of politics and culture, and shows how athlete-rebels have used sports for social and political change.
Author : William D. Bowman
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2019-10-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781442267206
The World Cup as World History uses football’s premier event to analyze modern sports and world history. William D. Bowman traces the history of a tournament that has become a global phenomenon that generates intense political, economic, and cultural interest and profound discussions about racial, ethnic, and gender identity in the contemporary era. By focusing on the World Cup, the book keeps a tight thematic focus that allows for an integrated discussion of the core issues of globalization, money and finance, sport as spectacle, race and gender, and contemporary politics.