A Reader in Sport, Culture and the Media
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Open University Press
Published: December 1, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780335211517
Subjects: Media Studies; Sports & Outdoor Recreation; Social Science; Sociology; Mass Media - General; Performing Arts / Mass Media; Anthropology - Cultural
First sentence: The emergence and spread of modern competitive sport can best be understood in the broader context of the growth of urbanised, industrialised society.