Games and Empires

Modern Sports and Cultural Imperialism
Erscheinungsjahr 1994
ISBN: 978-0-231-10042-7
Verlag: Columbia University Press

Buch, Englisch, 192 Seiten, Format (B × H): 162 mm x 237 mm, Gewicht: 517 g

An exploration of the ways in which modern sports have spread from their Western roots to all corners of the globe. Could this be another form of cultural imperialism?

Autoren/Hrsg.

Guttmann, Allen

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Philosophische Anthropologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Sport Sport, Sportwissenschaft: Allgemeines
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften

Über Autor(innen)

Allen Guttmann is Professor of American Studies at Amherst College. Among his many works areWomen's Sports, named the book of the year by the North American Society for Sport History,Sports Spectators, The Games Must Go On, andFrom Ritual to Record, all published by Columbia University Press.