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Encyclopedia of world sport from ancient times to the present

Spanning the wide world of sports, this volume is packed with everything you could possibly want to know about hundreds of sports. Along with detailed information on how sports are played around the world, the Encyclopedia of World Sport explores emotions and issues surrounding the sporting life and looks at sport as an essential part of the human experience. Readers will find fascinating entries on baseball and badminton, tennis and takraw, as well as on an incredible range of activities played around the globe from ancient times up to the present. In addition to its coverage of individual sports, the Encyclopedia examines the history and evolution of sport as a societal institution as well as the events and influences shaping the contemporary sporting world. Entries provide unique coverage of aggression, ethics, sports psychology, media, law and medicine, the development of women's sports, and the business and politics of modern sport.

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  • "World sport"@en
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  • "Contains essays concerning various sports or sports topics, from acrobatics to yachting, giving both American and international coverage."
  • "Contains signed essays concerning various sports or sports topics, from acrobatics to yachting, giving both American and international coverage."
  • "Spanning the wide world of sports, this volume is packed with everything you could possibly want to know about hundreds of sports. Along with detailed information on how sports are played around the world, the Encyclopedia of World Sport explores emotions and issues surrounding the sporting life and looks at sport as an essential part of the human experience. Readers will find fascinating entries on baseball and badminton, tennis and takraw, as well as on an incredible range of activities played around the globe from ancient times up to the present. In addition to its coverage of individual sports, the Encyclopedia examines the history and evolution of sport as a societal institution as well as the events and influences shaping the contemporary sporting world. Entries provide unique coverage of aggression, ethics, sports psychology, media, law and medicine, the development of women's sports, and the business and politics of modern sport."@en
  • "A historical and cross-cultural survey of mainstream and lesser-known sports."@en
  • "A historical and cross-cultural survey of mainstream and lesser-known sports."

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  • "Encyclopedias"
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  • "Encyclopedia of World Sport: From Ancient Times to the Present"
  • "Encyclopedia of world sport from ancient times to the present"
  • "Encyclopedia of world sport from ancient times to the present"@en
  • "Encyclopedia of world sport [3 vols] : from ancient times to the present"
  • "Encyclopedia of world sport : From ancient times to the present: ii"@en
  • "Encyclopedia of world sport : from ancient times to the present"
  • "Encyclopedia of world sport : from ancient times to the present"@en
  • "Encyclopedia of world sports : from ancient times to the present"
  • "Encyclopedia of world sport"@en
  • "Encyclopedia of world sport"
  • "Encyclopedia of world sport : From ancient times to present : i"@en

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