136 Pages
by
Routledge
130 Pages
by
Routledge
136 Pages
by
Routledge
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This lively and clear survey provides a wide-ranging overview of the history of modern sports, covering such topics as:
why human beings are athletes
how the major modern sports came about and how they spread throughout the world with the help of enthusiastic individuals, sports organizations, the YMCA and the Olympic movement
discussions of some of the most popular of the 300 modern... Read more
Preface Introduction 1. The Athletic Imperative and the Reasons for Sport 2. The Emergence of Modern Sports 3. The Globalization of Sport 4. The Significance of Global Sports
Biography
David G. McComb
