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Performance versus results : a critique of values in contemporary sport / John H. Gibson. [electronic resource]
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gibson, John H., 1956-
- Series:
- SUNY series in philosophy of education
- SUNY series, the philosophy of education
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sports--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Sports.
- Sportsmanship.
- Sports--Social aspects.
- Sports--Philosophy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (ix, 139 p. )
- Other Title:
- Performance versus results.
- Place of Publication:
- Albany : State University of New York Press, c1993.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Part 1: An archaeology of contemporary sport
- The problem of values in contemporary society
- The development of contemporary sport
- The consequences of contemporary values for sport
- Part 2: The game is how you play it
- Contemporary community: a way back?
- Post-modernity: the way forward
- Sport as a form of contemporary community
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-135) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-4384-0402-6
- 0-585-06500-4
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