Making sense of sports
Record details
- ISBN: 9780415552219 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9780415552202 (hardback)
- ISBN: 0415552206 (hardback)
- ISBN: 0415552214 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9780203872697
- ISBN: 020387269X
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Physical Description:
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xiv, 586 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - Edition: 5th ed.
- Publisher: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2010.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 530-552) and indexes. |
Formatted Contents Note: | 1. Introduction -- 2. Back at nature -- 3. Built for action -- 4. A very different animal -- Burning question #1: How old are sports? -- 5. The hunt for reasons -- 6. In the mind -- 7. The pursuit of perfection -- Burning question #2: Why don't more gay athletes come out? -- 8. Control of the body -- 9. Sports emasculated -- 10. Behind on points -- Burning question #3: Is cheating fair? 11. Champs and cheats -- 12. Not for the fainthearted -- 13. Representing the challenge -- Burning question #4: Why do we like to bet on sports? -- 14. A match made in heaven -- 15. Planet Murdoch -- 16. The tick [Nike swoosh] that conquered the world -- Burning question #5: Is being left-handed an advantage in sports? -- 17. Buying into celebrity culture -- 18. Morals and medals -- 19. Same rules, different game -- 20. Things to come. |
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Subject: | Sports -- Social aspects |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Lansdowne Library | GV 706.5 C38 2010 (Text) | 26040003012321 | Main Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |