Making sense of sports. Ellis Cashmore.
Material type: TextPublication details: London : Routledge, 1996.Edition: 2nd edDescription: 296p. ; 25 cmISBN:- 9780415133067 (hbk.) :
- 9780415133074 (pbk.) :
- 0415133076 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 306.483 CAS
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Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending | 306.483 CAS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00214823 |
Previous ed.: 1990.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-285) and indexes.
1.Introduction -- 2.Naturals: the role of evolution -- 3.Build for action: strucutre and functions of the human body -- 4.Animal spirits: a history of sports -- 5.The hunt for reasons: theories of sports -- 6.Behind on points: how black sports performers are made -- 7.The second sex: why women are devalued by sports -- 8.Champs or cheats?: drug use and attempts to contain it -- 9.Strictly business: commercialism and sports -- 10.A match made in heaven: why sports and televison are inseparable -- 11.Not for the faint-hearted: violence and the legal battleground -- 12.Same rules, different game: how sports have been used as political footballs -- 13.Things to come: the future of sports.
This book looks at sport not just as recreation, but as an integral part of contemporary culture, with connections to industry, commerce and politics. It explores the history and theories of sport, and touches on more controversial issues.