Myths and Milestones in the History of Sport
Stephen . Ed(S): Wagg
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Paperback. The conventional history of sport, as conveyed by television and the sports press, has thrown up a great many apparent turning points, but knowledge of these apparently defining moments is often slight. This book offers readable, in-depth studies of a series of these watersheds in sport history and of the circumstances in which they came about. Editor(s): Wagg, Stephen. Num Pages: 326 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJK; HBTB; JFD; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
The conventional history of sport, as conveyed by television and the sports press, has thrown up a great many apparent turning points, but knowledge of these apparently defining moments is often slight. This book offers readable, in-depth studies of a series of these watersheds in sport history and of the circumstances in which they came about.
The conventional history of sport, as conveyed by television and the sports press, has thrown up a great many apparent turning points, but knowledge of these apparently defining moments is often slight. This book offers readable, in-depth studies of a series of these watersheds in sport history and of the circumstances in which they came about.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
Number of Pages
315
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349316939
SKU
V9781349316939
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99-15
About Stephen . Ed(S): Wagg
DAVID L. ANDREWS Professor in the Department of Kinesiology, the University of Maryland, USA TONY COLLINS Professor of Sport History, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK JESSICA FRANCOMBE Doctoral student in the Department of Education, the University of Bath, UK GERALD R. GEMS Professor of Health and Physical Education, North Central College, Illinois, USA ELLIOTT J. GORN Professor of History, Brown ... Read more
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