Critical Readings
Subtitle: Sport, Culture and the Media (Issues in Cultural and Media Studies)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Open University Press
Published: December 1, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 363
ISBN-13: 9780335211500
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.