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Sports Culture: An A-Z Guide | 
 enlarge | Author: Ellis Cashmore
Publisher: Routledge
Category: Book
List Price: $170.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 4780577
Media: Library Binding
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 496
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.2
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 6.4 x 1.1
ISBN: 0415181690
Dewey Decimal Number: 306.48303
EAN: 9780415181693
ASIN: 0415181690
Publication Date: November 30, 2000
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We live in a culture in which sports play an important role. The growth in broadcasting, merchandising, iconography and the commercialization of sport has led to an increasing interest in the emerging field of sports culture. This book examines individual issues, people, artifactis, events and organizations in their historical, social and cultural contexts. Coverage is wide-ranging with more than 170 entries including: Aggression; Bosman Case; Corruption; Field of Dreams; Michael Jordan, The book also includes suggestions for further reading to help with further study, and a comprehensive index.
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One of the best introductory books on sports sociology September 23, 2000
When you try to read this book for the first time it looks like a sports dictionary. But when you get closer you see that this book covers a large part of sports culture and it gives to the reader a lot of information on the most serious critiques that have been written for sports. Inside you will find texts covering the "Protestant ethic" of sports, analysis of terms such as "videated" and articles on drugs and the IOC and also the very important works of Norbert Ellias (among others) in summary.
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