{"product_id":"a-cultural-history-of-sport-9781350024106","title":"A Cultural History of Sport","description":"\u003cp\u003e  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom gladiatorial combat to knightly tournaments and from hunting to games and gambling, sport has been central to human culture. \u003ci\u003eA Cultural History of Sport\u003c\/i\u003e presents the first extensive history from classical antiquity to today, covering all forms and aspects of sport. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChapter titles are identical across each of the volumes. This gives the choice of reading about a specific period in one of the volumes, or following a theme across history by reading the relevant chapter in each of the six. The themes (and chapter titles) are: The Purpose of Sport; Sporting Time and Sporting Space; Products, Training and Technology; Rules and Order; Conflict and Accommodation; Inclusion, Exclusion and Segregation; Minds, Bodies and Identities; Representation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe six volumes cover: 1 - Antiquity (800 BCE to 600 CE); 2 - Medieval Age (600 to 1450); 3 - Renaissance (1450 to 1650); 4 - Age of Enlightenment (1650 to 1800); 5 - Age of Industry (1800 to 1920); 6 - Modern Age (1920 to present). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe page extent for the pack is approximately 1536pp. Each volume opens with Notes on Contributors and an Introduction and concludes with Notes, Bibliography, and an Index. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Cultural Histories Series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Cultural History of Sport\u003c\/i\u003e is part of The Cultural Histories Series. Titles are available both as printed hardcover sets for libraries needing just one subject or preferring a one-off purchase and tangible reference for their shelves, or as part of a fully-searchable digital library available to institutions by annual subscription or on perpetual access (see www.bloomsburyculturalhistory.com).","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Misc","offer_id":45081966018711,"sku":"9781350024106","price":63054.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781350024106.webp?v=1767634192","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/a-cultural-history-of-sport-9781350024106","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}