Sports: Why People Love Them!
ISBN-10: 0761844899
ISBN-13: 9780761844891
$51.99
Book Specs
Binding
Trade Paper
Publisher
UPA
Published on
May 16, 2009
Edition
st Edition
Dimensions
6.18x0.73x9.14 Inches
Weight
0.87 Pounds
About the Book
Why do billions of people around the world love sports? The popular media is increasingly dedicated to the heated rivalries of sports teams, academic institutions are held in its thrall, sports metaphors are commonplace in our language, and most individuals participate in athletics or follow a team sport in some variation. This entertaining and informative book attempts to find out why--by examining sports in all its facets. The authors provide an overview of the history of sports, with a constant focus upon the social conditions through which sport arises and by which it continues to thrive.