Buch, Englisch, 228 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 336 g
Buch, Englisch, 228 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 336 g
ISBN: 978-0-415-39794-0
Verlag: Routledge
- the relative influence of intra-national class conflict and international conflict
- the relative prominence of commercially led processes in different contexts
- the centrality of concerns over violence
- differences between elite and mass-led sports developments.
Above all, Sport Histories proves the distinctiveness of the figurational sociological approach and its usefulness in the study of the development of modern sport.
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Postgraduate and Undergraduate
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1. Introduction: History, Sociology and the Sociology of Sport: the Work of Norbert Elias 2. Boxing in the western Civilizing Process 3. Public Schools, Status Rivalry and the Development of Football 4. Rugby Union Football in England: Civilizing Processes and the De-institutionalization of Amateurism 5. Cricket: Civilizing and De-civilizing Processes in the Imperial Game 6. Baseball: Myths and Modernization 7. Game, Set and Match. Lawn Tennis: from Early Origins to Modern Sport 8. The Influence of State Formation Processes on the Early Development of Motor Racing 9. Clay Shooting: Civilization in the line of fire 10. The Development of Sport in Japan: Martial Arts and Baseball 11. After Olga: Developments in Women's Artistic Gymnastics Following the 1972 'Olga Korbut Phenomenon' 12. Conclusion: Figurational Sociology and the Development of Modern Sport