Understanding Sport: An Introduction to the Sociological and Cultural Analysis of Sport
- ISBN-10
- 0419252908
- ISBN-13
- 9780419252900
- Series
- Understanding Sport
- Category
- Sports & Recreation
- Pages
- 298
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Authors
- John Horne, Alan Tomlinson, Garry Whannel
Description
Understanding Sport introduces students to the central elements of a sociological and cultural analysis of sport. It specifically examines sport in modern British society.
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- 1999
- 298 pages
- Paperback
- Taylor & Francis
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- 2005-10-10
- 320 pages
- Ebook
- Routledge
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