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Sports: Why People Love Them!

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Management number 231947638 Release Date 2026/06/18 List Price $16.94 Model Number 231947638
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Why do billions of people around the world love sports? The popular media is increasingly dedicated to the heated rivalries of sports teams, academic institutions are held in its thrall, sports metaphors are commonplace in our language, and most individuals participate in athletics or follow a team sport in some variation. This entertaining and informative book attempts to find out why-by examining sports in all its facets. The authors provide an overview of the history of sports, with a constant focus upon the social conditions through which sport arises and by which it continues to thrive. Read more

ASIN B009W36NUM
XRay Not Enabled
ISBN13 978-0761844907
Edition 1st
Language English
File size 4.0 MB
Page Flip Enabled
Publisher University Press of America
Word Wise Enabled
Print length 259 pages
Accessibility Learn more
Screen Reader Supported
Publication date May 16, 2009
Enhanced typesetting Enabled

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