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BL
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853189
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| Main Entry
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Guttmann, Allen.
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| Title & Author
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Sports : : the first five millennia /\ Allen Guttmann.
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| Publication Statement
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Amherst, Mass. :: University of Massachusetts Press,, ©2004.
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448 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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1558494707
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: 1558496106
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: 9781558494701
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: 9781558496101
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Preliterate peoples -- Before the Greeks -- Greek athletic festivals -- Roman sports -- Traditional Asian sports -- European sports from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance -- "Made in England": the invention of modern sports -- Cricket follow the flag -- The Institutionalization of modern sports in the United States -- Latin American: the Ingleses versus the Norteamericanos -- Continental Europe: Imports and exports -- Technological sports -- Modern sports in Asia -- "Our former colonial masters: African sports -- Winter sports -- The modern Olympic games -- Resistance to modern sports -- The survival of traditional sports -- Instrumentalized sports -- Modern sports as a global phenomenon -- Coda: Postmodernism and les sports Californiens.
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| Abstract
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From ancient Egyptian archery and medieval Japanese football to contemporary American baseball, sports have been shaped by - and in turn have helped shape - the culture of which it is part. This work traces this evolution across continents, cultures, and historical epochs to construct a single comprehensive narrative of the world's sports.
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Sports, Cross-cultural studies.
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Sports-- History.
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Sports-- Social aspects.
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Sports, Études transculturelles.
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Sports-- Aspect social.
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Sports-- Histoire.
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Aspect social.
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Étude transculturelle.
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Histoire.
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Sports-- Social aspects.
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Sports.
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Kulturvergleich.
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Sport.
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Sport.
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Sportgeschiedenis.
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| Dewey Classification
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796/.09
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| LC Classification
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GV571.G88 2004
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76.10bcl
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