Bibliograph

Games people played, a global history of sport, Wray Vamplew

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Label

Games people played, a global history of sport, Wray Vamplew

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Games people played

Oclc number

1226764409

Responsibility statement

Wray Vamplew

Sub title

a global history of sport

Summary

"Games People Played is, surprisingly, the first global history of sport. Wray Vamplew assesses how sports have developed and diffused across continents and centuries, exploring topics such as emotion, discrimination and conviviality; politics, nationalism and protest; and how economics has turned sport into a huge consumer industry. Sport is sociable, charitable and health-giving, but this book also examines its dark side: its impact on the environment, players' use of performance-enhancing drugs and the repercussions of match fixing. Covering everything from curling to baseball, boxing to motor racing, Games People Played will appeal to anyone who plays, watches and enjoys sport."--, Publisher's description

Table Of Contents

Part one. Sports history: firing both barrels. Know the score: understanding sports history ; Walk the walk: practicing sports history -- Part two. Sport through the ages. Sport before the Industrial Age ; The Industrial Age (and slightly beyond) ; The past century or so -- Part three. Sports. Fighting talk: combat sports ; The killing fields: hunting, shooting, and fishing ; Horses for courses: equestrian sports ; Talking speed: from foot power to wheel power ; Out clubbing: bat and ball sports ; Moving the goalposts: the football codes ; ... Nor any drop of drink: water sports ; Slipping and sliding: winter sports ; Across the pond: American sports -- Part four. Sporting life: social and cultural aspects. Pushing the mind and body: emotion, pain and violence ; Open and closed doors: discrimination in sport ; Playing together: sports clubs and associativity -- Part five. Mixing oil and water: sports, politics and power. Political football: nationalism, propaganda and protest ; Human rights (and wrongs) ; Running or ruining the game: rules and rule-makers -- Part six. Show us the money: the business of sport. Selling the game: sports entrepreneurs and the products they marketed ; Citius, Altius, Fortius et Multo Maiores: mega events ; Playing for pay: the professional athlete -- Part seven. The good, the bad and the ugly: the public image of sport. Charity begins at home ... and away ; How green was my volley: sport and the environment ; Selling out the game: match-fixing and drug-taking -- Stoppage time

Target audience

adult

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