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"--
9781598843002 9781598843019
Sports--Cross-cultural studies.
Sports--Social aspects.
GV706 / .S667 2012 GV706
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"--
9781598843002 9781598843019
Sports--Cross-cultural studies.
Sports--Social aspects.
GV706 / .S667 2012 GV706