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Sports in World History
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Sports in World History
von: David G. McComb
Routledge, 2004
ISBN: 9780203697016
130 Seiten, Download: 592 KB
 
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Inhaltsverzeichnis

  Contents 6  
  Introduction 10  
     What is sport? 10  
     The problem of periodization 11  
     Modernization theory 11  
     Postmodernism 12  
     Sports and culture 13  
     Sports as art 14  
     The organization of the book 15  
     Further reading 15  
  The Athletic Imperative and the Reasons for Sport 18  
     The athletic imperative 18  
     The role of competition 20  
     Secondary influences 22  
     Vocation 22  
     Warfare 24  
     Religion 29  
     Entertainment 33  
     Geography 35  
     Eros 36  
     Conclusion 37  
     Further reading 38  
  The Emergence of Modern Sports 40  
     Pre-modern and modern sports 40  
     Modern sports and the West 42  
     Sports in the modern world 43  
     Horse racing 43  
     Cricket 45  
     Baseball 47  
     Golf and tennis 51  
     Table tennis 53  
     Large ball games 54  
     Soccer and rugby 55  
     American football 57  
     Basketball and volleyball 60  
     Swimming 61  
     Skiing and ice hockey 62  
     Running and throwing 63  
     Amateurism 64  
     Professionalism and boxing 64  
     Auto racing 67  
     Sports organizations 69  
     Conclusion 69  
     Further reading 70  
  The Globalization of Sport 72  
     Enthusiasts and baseball 72  
     The diffusion of cricket 76  
     Soccer, the world’s game 78  
     Soccer in Africa 79  
     Soccer in India 80  
     Polo and India 80  
     Soccer in South America 81  
     The World Cup and Pele 82  
     Soccer and the United States 83  
     Muscular Christianity 83  
     The YMCA missionaries and China 85  
     Table tennis and the return of China 87  
     America’s Cup and early transnational contests 88  
     The modern Olympic Games 88  
     Judo and the Olympics 91  
     Hitler and the Olympics 92  
     Racism and the Olympics 93  
     Violence and the Olympics 94  
     The Cold War and the Olympics 95  
     Further reading 97  
  The Significance of Global Sports 100  
     Amateurism 100  
     Race and ethnicity 101  
     Women and sports 104  
     Technology, technique, and sports medicine 107  
     Drugs and sports 110  
     The commercialization of sport 117  
     The Olympics and commercialization 120  
     Sports venues 123  
     Sports and the future 125  
     Further reading 126  
  Index 128  
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