Sports in world history
By: by David G. McComb.
Series: Themes in world history
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 121
Subjects: Sports -- History.; World history.
Description: "Modern sports emerged from a background of traditional sports in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. These sports were a product of the industrial revolution, the scientific revolution and urbanization. This lively and clear survey provides a wide-ranging overview of the history of modern sports."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The athletic imperative and the reasons for sport; title: The emergence of modern sports; title: The globalization of sport; title: The significance of global sports.