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Sport history : the basics / Gerald R Gems.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gems, Gerald R., author.
- Series:
- The Basics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sports--Research--Methodology.
- Sports.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (227 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon, England ; New York, New York : Routledge, [2021]
- Summary:
- This fundamental text answers the 'why', 'how' and 'what' questions; introducing the key principles and practices of sport history, and walking the reader through the fascinating stories, debates, issues, and national and international narratives that constitute the history of sport.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series Information
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of contents
- 1 Why study sport history?
- A historiography of sport history
- Further reading
- 2 The work of a sport historian
- Theory
- Research
- The process of publication
- Teaching
- 3 Gender
- A history of gender and power
- The growth of feminism in Great Britain
- The rise of feminism in the United States
- Historiography of gender studies
- Gender studies in sport
- Body culture
- 4 Race
- The concept of race
- Sport and race
- Whiteness studies
- A brief historiography of sport and racism
- 5 Sport and nationalism
- European nationalism
- British nationalism
- Japanese nationalism
- American nationalism
- Sport as a national signifier
- 6 Sport and religion
- Sport and religion in the ancient world
- European religious influences
- The YMCA as a religious force
- Catholic sport
- Jewish sport
- Muslim sport
- Sport as a secular religion
- 7 Sport and leisure
- Leisure in a Stratified Social System
- Industrial Revolution
- Lifestyle sports
- Locomotor sports
- Pedestrianism
- Cycling
- Running
- Roller skating/rollerblading
- Skateboarding
- Climbing sports
- Buildering
- Rock climbing
- Winter sports
- Ice skating
- Skiing
- Ski jumping
- Aquatic sports
- Swimming and diving
- Scuba diving
- Waterskiing
- Surfing
- Windsurfing
- Parasailing
- Canoeing and kayaking
- Paddleboarding
- Aerial sports
- Hang-gliding
- Skydiving
- Bungee jumping
- BASE jumping
- Strength sports
- Bodybuilding
- CrossFit
- Historiography
- 8 Megaevents
- Olympic Games
- Roman Games
- Correlated Olympic Games
- Paralympics
- Special Olympics
- Gay Games
- World Masters Games.
- Soccer World Cup
- Women's World Cup
- Cricket World Cup
- Rugby World Cup
- World Baseball Classic
- Regional Games
- Commonwealth Games
- Asian Games
- Southeast Asian Games
- South Asian Games
- East Asian Games
- Central Asian Games
- West Asian Games
- American Sport spectacles
- Super Bowl
- World Series
- National Basketball Association Championship
- Stanley Cup
- Pan American Games
- Pan Arab Games
- Pan African Games
- Pacific Games
- E-sports
- 9 Sport history around the world
- North America
- United States
- Canada
- Mexico and Central America
- Caribbean
- South America
- Europe
- United Kingdom
- Ireland
- Spain
- France
- Germany
- Austria
- Italy
- Scandinavia
- Slavic countries
- Russia
- Central and Eastern Europe
- Balkan countries
- Greece
- Africa
- South Africa
- Northeast Asia
- China
- Japan
- South Korea
- South Asia
- India
- Other countries in South Asia
- Southeast Asia
- Australia and New Zealand
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-00-308909-7
- 1-003-08909-7
- 1-000-35330-3
- 9781003089094
- OCLC:
- 1231611069
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