Sport in Capitalist Society
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Sport in Capitalist Society by Tony Collins
Why are the Olympic Games the driving force behind a clampdown on civil liberties? What makes sport an unwavering ally of nationalism and militarism? Is sport the new opiate of the masses? These and many other questions are answered in this radical history of sport by leading historian of sport and society, Professor Tony Collins."The book is likely to be held in as much regard as Allen Guttmann’s earlier overarching exposition in From Ritual to Record, still widely cited after nearly three decades" – Wray Vamplew, University of Central Lancashire, Lancashire, UK. Taken from a review published in The International Journal of the History of Sport"Sport in Capitalist Society by Tony Collins is a highly readable historical account from the mid -nineteenth century to the present day of how capitalism has served to shape sport. Victorian morality, Empire, the Cold War, globalisation and much more are each detailed in terms of how they served to change sport.Add all the insights together and a comprehensive picture of today's marketisation of sport is provided." – Mark Perryman, philosophyfootball.com
Tony Collins is Professor of History and Director of the International Centre for Sports History & Culture at De Montfort University in Leicester, UK. He is the author of several books, including Rugby’s Great Split and A Social History of English Rugby Union, and was a lead consultant for the 2012 BBC Radio 4 series Sport and the British.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780415813563 |
| ISBN 10 | 0415813565 |
| Title | Sport in Capitalist Society |
| Author | Tony Collins |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Year published | 2013-04-03 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
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