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