From Ritual to Record: The Nature of Modern Sports

by Allen Guttmann

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Originally published in 1978, From Ritual to Record was one of the first books to recognize the importance of sports as a lens on the fundamental structure of societies. In this reissue, Guttmann emphasizes the many ways that modern sports, dramatically different from the sports of previous eras, have profoundly shaped contemporary life.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0231133413

ISBN13:9780231133418

Release Date:August 2004

Publisher:Columbia University Press

Length:210 Pages

Weight:0.74 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.4" x 9.1"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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