{"product_id":"modern-sports-around-the-world-9781440868795","title":"Modern Sports around the World","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten primarily for high school and undergraduate students, providing them the background to understand the importance of each sport in larger society. * Booklist *\u003cbr\u003eThis 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 *\u003cbr\u003eLower-division undergraduates. General readers. * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface Acknowledgments Introduction \u003cb\u003eThe Entries\u003c\/b\u003e 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","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing Plc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51039845155159,"sku":"9781440868795","price":78.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781440868795.jpg?v=1750945033","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/modern-sports-around-the-world-9781440868795","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}