Originally published in 1978,
From Ritual to Record was one of the first books to recognize the importance of sports as a lens on the fundamental structure of societies. In this reissue, Guttmann emphasizes the many ways that modern sports, dramatically different from the sports of previous eras, have profoundly shaped contemporary life.
From Ritual to Record was one of the first books to recognize the importance of sports as a lens on the fundamental structure of societies. In this reissue, Guttmann emphasizes the many ways that modern sports, dramatically different from the sports of previous eras, have profoundly shaped contemporary life.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Play, Games, Contests, Sports
From Ritual to Record
Capitalism, Protestantism, and Modern Sport
Why Baseball Was Our National Game
The Fascination of Football
Individualism Reconsidered
Conclusion
Afterword. From Ritual to Record: A Retrospective Critique
Über den Autor
Allen Guttmann is professor of American studies at Amherst College. His many books includeThe Olympics: A History of the Modern Games, Games and Empires: Modern Sports and Cultural Imperialism (Columbia), and a translation of Peter Kühnst’s
Sports: A Cultural History in the Mirror of Art. He lives in Leverett, Massachusetts.
Sprache Englisch ● Format EPUB ● ISBN 9780231517072 ● Dateigröße 17.3 MB ● Verlag Columbia University Press ● Ort New York ● Land US ● Erscheinungsjahr 2004 ● herunterladbar 24 Monate ● Währung EUR ● ID 2451380 ● Kopierschutz Adobe DRM
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