More Than A Game: Sport In Our Time

Author: Sebastian Coe

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Price : $17.50 NZD
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ISBN : 9780563362319
Publisher : Ebury Press
Imprint : BBC Books
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Publication date : 01 May 1992
Dimensions : 246mm X 189mm X 24mm
Produced in : United Kingdom
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Author : Sebastian Coe
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Dewey classification : 796
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Pages : 256
BIC subject : Sports & outdoor recreation; History of specific subjects
Illustrations : 32pp colour and 80 b&w photographs
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VG. Minor marks and chips to the dust jacket, and inscription on the front endpaper.

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From Ancient Greece to the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, sport's appeal has been universal. But what is sport? Is it "war minus the shooting", satisfying a basic human need for conflict? Or is it just a business, and a cut-throat one at that? This book explores the reality of sport, historically and today, and discusses its heroes and heroines, its philosophy, its religion and its huge shareholding in big business. Through interviews, analysis and photographs, the book examines the conflicts at the heart of sport, and the new forces at work - money, television, technology, drugs and political prejudice.

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