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Sports : an illustrated history / David G. McComb.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
McComb, David G.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Sports--History--Juvenile literature.
Sports.
Recreation--History.
Recreation.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (144 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
New York : Oxford University Press, c1998.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
Surveys the history of athletic competition from the time of ancient civilizations through the twentieth century.
Contents:
What is sport?
The world of traditional sport and early civilizations
Greek and Roman athletics
The sports of early western civilization
The sports of empire
Participants and sports
The great spectator sports of North America
The world of sports.
Notes:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references (p. 132-135) and index.
Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
ISBN:
1-280-76081-8
0-19-802614-5
1-4237-4198-6
OCLC:
252640847

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