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Sport History

The Basics

Pocket
Engelsk
The Basics
Sport History
Sport History
  • Forfatter: Gerald R. Gems
  • Format: Pocket
  • Antall sider: 226
  • Språk: Engelsk
  • Forlag/Utgiver: SD Books
  • Serienavn: The Basics
  • EAN: 9780367543921
  • Utgivelsesår: 2021
  • Bidragsyter: Gems, Gerald R.
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This is a fundamental text for the study of sport history.It answers the ¿why,¿ ¿how,¿ and ¿what¿ questions, introducing the key principles and practices of sport history and walking the reader through the fascinating stories, debates, issues, and national and international narratives that constitute the history of sport.

The book provides an overview of the field and the various professional roles assumed by practitioners, such as researchers, academics, and public historians. It is brief, crisp, and to the point. The main general topics of interest within the field ¿ gender, race, nationalism, religion, sport and leisure, and megaevents ¿ are covered with introductory vignettes, stories of interest, a wide variety of theoretical frameworks, and relevant historiography in the most current and timely text of its kind. Each chapter provides a list of further readings for more in-depth study. Students are taught how to conduct research and present their findings in a va