Sport and Anthropology

by Thomas F Carter and Thomas F. Carter

Book Overview

This is the first book to offer a comprehensive, critical analysis of the relationship between sport and anthropology. It introduces the reader to the distinct ways that anthropologists consider and research sport, and argues that its central object of enquiry - humanity - leads to very different questions about sport from those posed by sociology, political science or other disciplines. It draws on unusual sporting examples, including darts, cockfighting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138122890
• ISBN13: 9781138122895
• Release Date: December 2025
• Publisher: Routledge