The Oxford handbook of sports history

The Oxford handbook of sports history provides a comprehensive and rigorous survey of this field's burgeoning body of scholarship, proving that sports are not only the opposite of war but have also been a significant part of a historical civilizing process

Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Wilson, Wayne (Editor ), Edelman, Robert 1945- (Editor )
Resource Type: Libro
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: New York, NY Oxford University Press [2017]
Materias:
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I. Theorizing sport history
  • Part II. Premodern sport
  • Part III. The birth and establishment of modern sport, 1820-1940
  • Part IV. Patterns of diffusion
  • Part V. Sites of sport development
  • Part VI. New globalizations and their discontents
  • Part VII. Reconsidering established categories and contemplating new ones
  • Part VIII. Emerging area of interest