Globalizing Sport

Globalizing Sport
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 289
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ISBN-10 : 9780674726635
ISBN-13 : 0674726634
Rating : 4/5 (634 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Globalizing Sport by : Barbara J. Keys

Download or read book Globalizing Sport written by Barbara J. Keys and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2013-09-09 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this impressive book, Barbara Keys offers the first major study of the political and cultural ramifications of international sports competitions in the decades before World War II. Focusing on the United States, Nazi Germany, and the Soviet Union, she examines the transformation of events like the Olympic Games and the World Cup from relatively small-scale events to the expensive, political, globally popular extravaganzas familiar to us today.


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