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The allure of sports in Western culture / edited by John Zilcosky and Marlo A. Burks.

The allure of sports in Western culture / edited by Joh...

The allure of sports in Western culture / edited by John Zilcosky and Marlo A. Burks.

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The allure of sports in Western culture / edited by John Zilcosky and Marlo A. Burks.

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Full title

The allure of sports in Western culture / edited by John Zilcosky and Marlo A. Burks.

Publisher

Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2019]

Call Numbers

G 2020/0499

Record Identifier

74VKaZ2ZBJJX

MMS ID

991024287496902626

Language

English

Formats

Physical Description

Physical content

viii, 271 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Content type

text

Media type

unmediated

Carrier type

volume

Publication information

Publisher

Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2019]

Place of Publication

Ontario

Date Published

[2019]

More information

Scope and Contents

Summary

"Whether it is our love of chance and vicarious thrill, our need to release anxiety and aggression, or our appreciation of the arc traced by a ball at a crucial moment - sports draw us in. The Allure of Sports in Western Culture contributes to contemporary debates about the attraction of sports in the West by providing a historical grounding, as we...

Alternative Titles

Full title

The allure of sports in Western culture / edited by John Zilcosky and Marlo A. Burks.

Authors, Artists and Contributors
Notes

General note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

G 2020/0499

Record Identifier

74VKaZ2ZBJJX

Permalink

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaZ2ZBJJX

Other Identifiers

ISBN

1487504187 hardcover

9781487504182 hardcover

DDC

306.483

MMS ID

991024287496902626

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