Anthropology, Sport, and Culture

by Robert R. Sands

Book Overview

Sports permeates the fabric of our society on all levels and it also is a universal phenomenon expressed in all cultures of the world. It has become the international medium of cultural exchange in the contemporary world. Witness the galvanizing popularity of the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympic Games, the World Track and Field Championships in Athens, Greece, and the 1998 Winter Olympics from Nagano, Japan.

Americans, indeed people throughout...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0897895991
• ISBN13: 9780897895996
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.5"