Understanding Sport: An Introduction to the Sociological and Cultural Analysis of Sport

John D. Horne · Alan Tomlinson · Garry Whannel

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Introduction. Industrial society, social change and sports culture. Case studies in the growth of modern sports. Interpreting the growth of sports - debates in history and theory. Social stratification and social division in sport. Socialisation - social interaction and development. Representation, sport and the media. Sport, the state and politics. Sport and work. Commercialisation and the political economy of sport. Glossary. Index.

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