Jeffrey Hill

Sport In History (eBook, PDF)

An Introduction

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This wide-ranging analysis of the key themes and developments in sports history provides an accessible introduction to the topic. The book examines sports history on a global scale, exploring the relationship between sports history and topics such as modernization, globalization, identity, gender and the media.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 196
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. November 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781137267542
• Artikelnr.: 62718618

Autorenporträt

Jeffrey Hill is Emeritus Professor of Historical and Cultural Studies at De Montfort University, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface.- Acknowledgements.- List of Illustrations.- Sport Matters.- The Transition to Modern Sport.- Sport and Identity.- Sport and Gender.- Mediating Sport.- Sport in a Globalized World.- Conclusion.- Select Bibliography.