Allen Guttmann: 3 books
by Allen Guttmann
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 1986
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 1986
In his previous books Allen Guttmann has provided incisive perspectives on Avery Brundage's role in the Olympic movement and on the nature of modern sports. Now, in his latest book, the accomplished historian of sport turns his attention from the playing field to the grandstand. Sports Spectators,...
From Ritual to Record
The Nature of Modern Sports
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2004
Originally published in 1978, From Ritual to Record was one of the first books to recognize the importance of sports as a lens on the fundamental structure of societies. In this reissue, Guttmann emphasizes the many ways that modern sports, dramatically different from the sports of previous eras, have profoundly shaped contemporary life.
by David Levinson (Editor), Karen Christensen (Editor), Roberta Park (Editor)
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1996
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1996
This convenient book provides fascinating information about sports throughout the world. Over 245 separate pieces written by the world's greatest authorities offer everything you could possibly want to know about hundreds of sports, including traditional sports and national games, and sporting events....