Sport and Leisure Cultures: Volume 6

by Alan Tomlinson

On the soccer field and the basketball court, in the football stadium and the baseball park, far more is played out than a game of athletic skill. In this collection of essays, the influential sports theorist Alan Tomlinson delves into the phenomenon of contemporary sport and reveals much about its impact on local, national, and global culture. This far-reaching book includes essays ranging from an in-depth examination of sport culture in one working-class...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816633835
• ISBN13: 9780816633838
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.6"