Description
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewWritten primarily for high school and undergraduate students, providing them the background to understand the importance of each sport in larger society. * Booklist *
This superbly written volume will appeal to sports and physical education students; researchers in foreign policy, gender studies, history, politics, sociology, and technology; and general high school and college readers who enjoy the odd sports history factoid. * Library Journal *
Lower-division undergraduates. General readers. * Choice *
Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Introduction
The Entries Action Sports Archery Australian Rules Football Auto Racing Badminton Baseball Basketball Bodybuilding Bowling Boxing Bullfighting Cricket Cross-Country Skiing Curling Cycling Diving E-Sports Field Hockey Figure Skating Football Golf Gymnastics Handball Horse Racing Ice Hockey Jai Alai Kabaddi Kickboxing Lacrosse Marathon Mixed Martial Arts Olympics Ping-Pong Rodeo Rowing/Crew Rugby Sailing and Yachting Soccer Softball Speed Skating Squash Sumo Surfing Swimming Tennis Track and Field Volleyball Water Polo Weightlifting and Powerlifting Wrestling Bibliography Bibliography by Sport Index
