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BL
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1048113
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b802483
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| Main Entry
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Scambler, Graham.
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| Title & Author
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Sport and society : : history, power and culture /\ Graham Scambler.
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| Publication Statement
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Maidenhead, England :: Open University Press,, ©2005.
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| Series Statement
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Issues in society
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| Page. NO
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1 online resource (ix, 211 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0335210708
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: 0335210716
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: 0335227783
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: 1280947950
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: 9780335210701
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: 9780335210718
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: 9780335227785
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: 9781280947957
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-195) and index.
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| Contents
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The ancient games -- The genesis of modern sport -- The modern Olympiads -- Exercise, sport, and health -- Sport and violence : a "de-civilizing spurt"? -- The colonization and mediation of sport -- Sociological perspectives on sport -- Towards a critical sociology of sport.
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| Abstract
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This text presents a comprehensive account of the contemporary sociology of sport. It examines the changing role of sport in society and analyses topics such as representations of sport in the media and violence in sport.
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Sports-- History.
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Sports-- Social aspects.
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Sports-- Sociological aspects.
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SPORTS RECREATION-- Sociology of Sports.
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Sports-- Social aspects.
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Sports-- Sociological aspects.
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Sports.
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Sportsociologie.
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| Dewey Classification
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306.483
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| LC Classification
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GV78.5.S29 2005eb
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| NLM classification
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76.11bcl
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