Global sports : cultures, markets and organizations / Frank P. Jozsa, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jozsa, Frank P., 1941-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports and globalization.

Sports--Economic aspects.

Sports.

Sports--History.

Sports--Social aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (332 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This interesting book discusses the emergence and development of five extremely popular team sports - baseball, basketball, football-soccer, ice hockey and cricket - since the 1800's in 15 different countries. It addresses some of the most provocative, recent and unique economic and business issues associated with team sports in the various nations. For example, to what extent has each of these spectator sports prospered as industries, and will they expand into other regions of the world during the early to mid-2000's? This book answers these questions, and compares the performances of each

Contents:

Foreword; Preface; Contents; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Baseball in Dominican Republic, Japan, and Venezuela; Chapter 3. Basketball in China,The Philippines, and Spain; Chapter 4. Soccer in Brazil, England, and Germany; Chapter 5. Ice Hockey in Canada,The Czech Republic, and Finland; Chapter 6. Conclusion; Appendix A: Cricket in Australia, India, and Pakistan; Appendix B: Tables; Selected Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-309) and index.

ISBN:

9786612443190

9781282443198

1282443194

9789812835703

9812835709

OCLC:

567719978