Gerald R. Gems, Gertrud Pfister

Understanding American Sports (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Co-authored by two of the world's foremost experts on sports culture, one American and one European, this book draws on both the outsider's perspective and that of the insider to explain American sports culture. With extensive use of examples and illustrations, the development of American sport from the nineteenth century until the present day is explained with reference to political, social, gender and economic issues.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 456
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. September 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134067589
• Artikelnr.: 47884129

Autorenporträt

Gertrud Pfister is Professor of Sport and Social Sciences at the Institute for Exercise and Sport Sciences, Copenhagen University, Denmark. She was president of the International Society for the History of Physical Education and Sport (1984-2000) and is currently President of the International Sport Sociology Association. She serves as a member of the editorial boards for several international academic journals including The International Journal of History of Sport¿ the European Journal of Sport Sciences, and the European Physical Education Review.

Gerald R. Gems, is Professor of Health and Physical Education, North Central College, Naperville, Illinois, USA. He is past president of the North American Society for Sport History, member of the board of the International Society for the History of Physical Education and Sport, book review editor of the Journal of Sport History and author of numerous books and more than 100 articles.