Sport histories : figurational studies in the development of modern sports / / edited by Eric Dunning, Dominic Malcolm and Ivan Waddington.
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| Year of Publication: | 2004 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | vi, 216 p. :; ill. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction : history, sociology and the sociology of sport : the work of Norbert Elias / Eric Dunning, Dominic Malcolm and Ivan Waddington
- Boxing in the western civilizing process / Ken Sheard
- Public schools, status rivalry and the development of football / Eric Dunning and Graham Curry
- Rugby union football in England : civilizing processes and the de-institutionalization of amateurism / Andrew White
- Cricket : civilizing and de-civilizing processes in the imperial game / Dominic Malcolm
- Baseball : myths and modernization / Daniel Bloyce
- Game, set and match : lawn tennis, from early origins to modern sport / Ian Cooper
- The influence of state formation processes on the early development of motor racing / Alex Twitchen
- Clay shooting : civilization in the line of fire / Stuart Smith
- The development of sport in Japan : martial arts and baseball / Koichi Kiku
- After Olga : developments in women's artistic gymnastics following the 1972 'Olga Korbut phenomenon' / Tansin Benn and Barry Benn
- Conclusion : figurational sociology and the development of modern sport / Eric Dunning, Dominic Malcolm and Ivan Waddington.