Sports around the world : history, culture, and practice /

Sports around the world : history, culture, and practice / John Nauright, Charles Parrish, editors. - Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, (c)2012. - 4 volume : illustrations ; 29 cm.

Includes bibliographies and index.

V. 1. General topics, Africa, Asia, Middle East, and Oceania -- volume 2. British Isles and Europe -- volume 3. Latin America and North America -- volume 4. Olympic medalists and winners and champions of major world sporting events.

"This multivolume set is much more than a collection of essays on sports and sporting cultures from around the world: it also details how and why sports are played wherever they exist, and examines key charismatic athletes from around the world who have transcended their sports"--



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Sports--Cross-cultural studies.
Sports--Social aspects.

GV706 / .S667 2012 GV706