Sport, Culture and Society

Sport, Culture and Society
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Publisher : Psychology Press
Total Pages : 434
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ISBN-10 : 0415306477
ISBN-13 : 9780415306478
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Book Synopsis Sport, Culture and Society by : Grant Jarvie

Download or read book Sport, Culture and Society written by Grant Jarvie and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This exciting new undergraduate textbook introduces the reader to the broad and complex relationship between sport, culture and society, and critically examines the key assumptions that we hold with regard to the nature of sport.


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