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Games and Empires: Modern Sports and Cultural Imperialism
	Author: Allen Guttmann Publisher: Columbia Univ Pr Category: Book List Price: ~~$33.00~~ Buy New: $16.50 You Save: $16.50 (50%) New (1) Used (9) from $4.31 Sales Rank: 1489020 Media: Paperback Number Of Items: 1 Pages: 275 Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9 Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 0.5 ISBN: 0231100434 EAN: 9780231100434 ASIN: 0231100434 Publication Date: April 1996 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Shipping: Expedited shipping available Shipping: International shipping available

Editorial Reviews: Book Description English is the language of modern sports. The influence of British and American athletics around the world is indisputable--nowhere are traditional sports as popular as games like basketball, baseball, and soccer. Could this be another form of cultural imperialism? In his latest work, Allen Guttmann explores the ways in which popular modern sports have spread from their western roots to all corners of the globe. He discusses how less powerful peoples go on to adapt thes esports into their own regional variants. In addition, Guttmann points out the possibilty and reality of resistance to the diffusion of modern Western sports. Entertaining and original, demonstrating both theoretical rigor and an impressive command of foreign languages and cultures,Games and Empires makes a major contribution to the field of sport history.

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