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From Ritual to Record: The Nature of Modern Sports
Allen Guttmann
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Paperback. Originally published in 1978, this book was one of the first to recognize the importance of sports as a lens on the fundamental structure of societies. In this reissue, Guttmann emphasizes the many ways that modern sports, dramatically different from the sports of previous eras, have profoundly shaped contemporary life. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBS; JHM; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
Originally published in 1978, From Ritual to Record was one of the first books to recognize the importance of sports as a lens on the fundamental structure of societies. In this reissue, Guttmann emphasizes the many ways that modern sports, dramatically different from the sports of previous eras, have profoundly shaped contemporary life.
Originally published in 1978, From Ritual to Record was one of the first books to recognize the importance of sports as a lens on the fundamental structure of societies. In this reissue, Guttmann emphasizes the many ways that modern sports, dramatically different from the sports of previous eras, have profoundly shaped contemporary life.
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Weight
324g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231133418
SKU
V9780231133418
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About Allen Guttmann
Allen Guttmann is professor of American studies at Amherst College. His many books include The Olympics: A History of the Modern Games, Games and Empires: Modern Sports and Cultural Imperialism (Columbia), and a translation of Peter Kuhnst's Sports: A Cultural History in the Mirror of Art. He lives in Leverett, Massachusetts.
Reviews for From Ritual to Record: The Nature of Modern Sports
A pioneering work in a field remarkably little touched... For any future writer about the philosophy or the sociology of sport in general, this book will be required reading.
Julian Symons Times Literary Supplement The chief advantage that Guttmann has over other sports theoreticians is a willingness to employ the techniques of modern rhetoric in creating some order out ... Read more
Julian Symons Times Literary Supplement The chief advantage that Guttmann has over other sports theoreticians is a willingness to employ the techniques of modern rhetoric in creating some order out ... Read more