From Ritual to Record: The Nature of Modern Sports

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Columbia University Press, 2004 - History - 210 pages
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.

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From Ritual to Record: The Nature of Modern Sports
Allen Guttmann
Limited preview - 2004
From Ritual to Record: The Nature of Modern Sports
Allen Guttmann
Limited preview - 2004

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About the author (2004)

Allen Guttmann is professor of American studies at Amherst College. His many books include The Olympics: A History of the Modern Games, Games and Empires: Modern Sports and Cultural Imperialism (Columbia), and a translation of Peter Kühnst's Sports: A Cultural History in the Mirror of Art. He lives in Leverett, Massachusetts.

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TitleFrom Ritual to Record: The Nature of Modern Sports
AuthorAllen Guttmann
Editionillustrated
PublisherColumbia University Press, 2004
ISBN0231133413, 9780231133418
Length210 pages
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History / Modern / General
Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social
Social Science / Popular Culture
Social Science / Sociology / General
Sports & Recreation / Business Aspects
Sports & Recreation / Cultural & Social Aspects
Sports & Recreation / Essays
Sports & Recreation / General
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