The Oxford handbook of sports history
Orwell was wrong. Sports are not "war without the shooting," nor are they "war by other means." Although sports have generated animosity throughout human history, they also require rules. Those rules limit violence, even death. Thus sports have been a significant part of a histor...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Oxford University Press
2017, 2017
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| Series: | Oxford handbooks online / Oxford handbooks online
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| Collection: | Oxford Handbook Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Orwell was wrong. Sports are not "war without the shooting," nor are they "war by other means." Although sports have generated animosity throughout human history, they also require rules. Those rules limit violence, even death. Thus sports have been a significant part of a historical "civilizing process." This volume combines the efforts of sports historians with essays by historians whose careers have been devoted to more traditional topics. It shows how sports have evolved from ancient societies to the world today |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 9780199984749 |