Jeffrey Hill

Sport in History

An Introduction

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A panoramic and thematic appraisal of the historical development of sport, ideal for those seeking an accessible introduction to the field

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Macmillan Education
• 2010
• Seitenzahl: 196
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Januar 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 155mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 278g
• ISBN-13: 9781403987914
• ISBN-10: 1403987912
• Artikelnr.: 29944270

Autorenporträt

JEFFREY HILL is Emeritus Professor of Historical and Cultural Studies at De Montfort University, UK, where he was previously Director of the International Centre for Sport, History and Culture. He is the author of Sport, Leisure and Culture in Twentieth Century Britain (Palgrave Macmillan, 2002) and Sport and the Literary Imagination (Peter Lang, 2006). JEFFREY HILL is Emeritus Professor of Historical and Cultural Studies at De Montfort University, UK, where he was previously Director of the International Centre for Sport, History and Culture. He is the author of Sport, Leisure and Culture in Twentieth Century Britain (Palgrave Macmillan, 2002) and Sport and the Literary Imagination (Peter Lang, 2006).

Inhaltsangabe

Preface.- Acknowledgements.- List of Illustrations.- Sport Matters.- The Transition to Modern Sport.- Sport and Identity.- Sport and Gender.- Mediating Sport.- Sport in a Globalized World.- Conclusion.- Select Bibliography.