ISBN:
9781138774759
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (207 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Series Statement:
Routledge Library Editions Sports Studies
Parallel Title:
Print version Sport, Time and Society (RLE Sports Studies) : The British at Play
DDC:
306.4830941
Keywords:
Sports -- Social aspects -- Great Britain
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Play -- Great Britain -- History
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
〈P〉This volume traces the rise and transformation of organized sport and its impact on social patterns and gender roles. Stressing the essential continuity of the sporting experience, the author shows the changing tempo of sport through the ages and explores the broader effects of the time element on the nature and style of sporting activities. The book covers current issues such as soccer hooliganism , government intervention in sport, and the influence of television on sport. 〈/P〉
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of plates; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Echoes from a lost world; 2 Making much of time; 3 The governing of play; 4 Money matters; 5 Sports out of time; 6 The pace of play; 7 The sporting weekend; 8 The coming of the leisure age; 9 Instant sport and open season; Notes; Index
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
