Global Games (Sport and Society)
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: August 15, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9780252026546
Subjects: Sociology, Social Studies; Sports & Outdoor Recreation; Sociology Of Sports; Sports And Public Policy; Sports & Recreation; Sports; General; Sociology - General; Sports & Recreation / History; History; Social aspects
First sentence: Friday, June 8, 1990. As dusk falls on a summer evening in Milan and a winter's day dawns in Sydney, people all over the world have their eyes glued to TV screens, waiting for a French referee to blow his whistle.