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100	1		_aCashmore, Ernest, _eauthor. _9230108
245	1	0	_aMaking sense of sports / _cEllis Cashmore.
250			_aFourth edition.
264		1	_aLondon ; _aNew York : _bRoutledge, _c[2005]
264		4	_c©2005
300			_ax, 520 pages ; _c25 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0	0	_g1. _tIntroduction : why competition excites us -- _g2. _tNaturals : how evolution, culture, and our genes shape us -- _g3. _tBuilt for action : what the human body is made of and how it works -- _g4. _tAnimal origins : how history turned hunter-gatherers into champions -- _tBurning question : how old are sports? -- _g5. _tThe hunt for reasons : how theories help us understand sports -- _g6. _tIn the mind : what makes winners win and losers lose -- _g7. _tSports emasculated : why women had to break rules to get into sports -- _tBurning question : why don't more gay athletes come out? -- _g8. _tControl of the body : how science, sex, and cyborgs affect sports -- _g9. _tBehind on points : why black athletes are symbols of failure -- _g10. _tChamps and cheats : why attempts to eliminate drugs might prove futile -- _tBurning question : do cheats epitomize today's sports better than fair players? -- _g11. _tNot for the fainthearted : where violence in sports comes from -- _g12. _tRepresenting the challenge : how art has influenced our appreciation of sports -- _g13. _tA match made in heaven : why television and sports are inseparable -- _tBurning question : why do we like to bet on sports? -- _g14. _tAt the business end : how Rupert Murdoch became the most powerful man in sports -- _g15. _tThe [actual symbol not reproducible] that conquered the world : why Nike was a key player in the globalization of sports -- _g16. _tBuying into celebrity culture : how athletes jumped onto the A-list -- _tBurning question : is being left-handed an advantage in sports? -- _g17. _tSame rules, different game : why politics has always been a factor in international sports -- _g18. _tTomorrow's game : what an ultra-human future might bring.
520			_aThis book looks at sport not just as recreation, but as an integral part of contemporary culture, with connections to industry, commerce and politics. It explores the history and theories of sport, and touches on more controversial issues.
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