TY  - BOOK
AU  - Scambler,Graham
ED  - ebrary, Inc.
TI  - Sport and society: history, power and culture 
T2  - Issues in society
SN  - 9780335210718 (hbk.) :
AV  - GV706.5 
U1  - 306.483 SCA 
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Maidenhead
PB  - Open University Press
KW  - Sports
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Sociological aspects
KW  - History
KW  - Sport
KW  - ukslc
KW  - Society & culture: general
KW  - thema
KW  - Sociology: sport & leisure
KW  - Cultural studies
KW  - Sociology & anthropology
KW  - Sports & active outdoor recreation
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - local
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1.Part one: History and sport -- 1.The ancient games -- 2.The genesis of modern sport -- 3.The modern Olympiads -- Part two: Features of contemporary sport -- 4.Exercise, sport and health -- 5.Sport and violence: a \'de-civilizing spurt\'? --  6.The colonization and mediation of sport -- Part three: Social theory and sport --7.Sociological perspectives on sport -- 8.Towards a critical sociology of sport
N2  - This text presents a comprehensive account of the contemporary sociology of sport. It examines the changing role of sport in society and analyses topics such as representations of sport in the media and violence in sport
ER  -