TY  - BOOK
AU  - Horne,John
AU  - Tomlinson,Alan
AU  - Whannel,Garry
TI  - Understanding sport: an introduction to the sociological and cultural analysis of sport 
SN  - 0419252908
AV  - GV706.5 .H664 1999
U1  - 306.4830941 21
PY  - 1999///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Sports
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - History
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Industrial society, social change and sports culture -- Case studies in the growth of modern sports -- Interpreting the growth of sports -- Social stratification and social divisions in sport -- Socialisation: social interaction and development -- Representation, sport and the media -- Sport, the state and politics -- Sport and work -- Commercialisation and the political economy of sport
N2  - "Understanding Sport is an introduction to the study of the social history, sociology and cultural analysis of sports. The book covers both elite and recreational sports activities, and explains the key theoretical traditions and the ways in which different forms of analysis have attempted to expose the social dimensions of sports and its place within the wider context of leisure cultures."--Publisher description
ER  -