| Description |
1 online resource (144 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
pt. 1. International sports politics -- The Olympic Games -- The Football World Cup -- The Commonwealth Games -- Drugs in sports -- Tackling disability -- Gay Games -- Development and peace -- pt. 2. An A to Z of sports -- American football -- Baseball -- Basketball -- Boxing: amateur -- Boxing: professional -- Cricket -- Cue sports -- Cycling -- Football: international -- Football: European -- Golf: amateur -- Golf: professional -- Gymnastics and exercise -- Handball -- Hockey and ice hockey -- Horse racing -- Ice skating -- Lifestyle and extreme sports -- Marathon -- Martial arts -- Motor racing -- Multi-sports -- Rugby -- Sailing -- Skiing and snowboarding -- Swimming and diving -- Tennis -- Track and field -- Volleyball and beach volleyball -- Wrestling -- pt. 3. The economics of sports -- International federations -- Media -- Sponsorship -- Consuming sports -- Merchandising -- Gambling -- Sports tourism -- pt. 4. Country profiles -- Glossary of country names |
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pt. 1. International sports politics. The Olympic Games ; The Football World Cup ; The Commonwealth Games ; Drugs in sports ; Tackling disability ; Gay Games ; Development and peace -- pt. 2. An A to Z of sports. American football ; Baseball ; Basketball ; Boxing: amateur ; Boxing: professional ; Cricket ; Cue sports ; Cycling ; Football: international ; Football: European ; Golf: amateur ; Golf: professional ; Gymnastics and exercise ; Handball ; Hockey and ice hockey ; Horse racing ; Ice skating ; Lifestyle and extreme sports ; Marathon ; Martial arts ; Motor racing ; Multi-sports ; Rugby ; Sailing ; Skiing and snowboarding ; Swimming and diving ; Tennis ; Track and field ; Volleyball and beach volleyball ; Wrestling -- pt. 3. The economics of sports. International federations ; Media ; Sponsorship ; Consuming sports ; Merchandising ; Gambling ; Sports tourism -- pt. 4. Country profiles. Glossary of country names |
| Summary |
"The atlas traces the emergence of sport in its modern forms, and features all established Olympic sports and sports recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) but not included in the Olympic programme, as well as sports with their own cultural and organizational base and commercial momentum"--Publisher description |
| Notes |
Original published as: The world atlas of sport |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Title page of print version |
| Subject |
Sports -- History -- 21st century
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Sports -- History -- 20th century
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Sports
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Tomlinson, Alan.
World atlas of sport
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| LC no. |
2010934245 |
| ISBN |
9781782686682 |
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1782686681 |
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