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      Sports: The First Five Millennia

      Allen Guttmann

      From ancient Egyptian archery and medieval Japanese football to contemporary American baseball, sports have been shaped by - and in turn have helped shape - the culture of which it…

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      A Whole New Ball Game: An Interpretation of American Sports

      Allen Guttmann

      Whole New Ball Game: An Interpretation of American Sports

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      The Olympics: A History of the Modern Games

      Allen Guttmann

      In a thoroughly revised and updated study, the author of Women’s Sports and Games and Empires traces the history of the modern Olympics from 1896 to 2000, contrasting the ideal…

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      Sports Spectators

      Allen Guttmann

      In his previous books Allen Guttmann has provided incisive perspectives on Avery Brundage’s role in the Olympic movement and on the nature of modern sports. Now, in his latest book…

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      Women’s Sports: A History

      Allen Guttmann

      This study traces the development of women’s sports from antiquity to the present day, focusing on the role of women’s athletics in a cultural and social context. It investigates various…

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      Games and Empires: Modern Sports and Cultural Imperialism

      Allen Guttmann

      An exploration of the ways in which modern sports have spread from their Western roots to all corners of the globe. Could this be another form of cultural imperialism?

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      The Erotic in Sports

      Allen Guttmann

      From Greek athletic competitions to the cult of body-building at Gold’s Gym, this text examines literature, art, television, and movies to uncover a vast array of evidence that cultures across…

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      From Ritual to Record: The Nature of Modern Sports

      Allen Guttmann

      Originally published in 1978, this book was one of the first to recognize the importance of sports as a lens on the fundamental structure of societies. In this reissue, Guttmann…

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      The Games Must Go on

      Allen Guttmann

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      Sport and American Art from Benjamn West to Andy Warhol

      Allen Guttmann

      A richly illustrated exploration of the depiction of sports in American art since the eighteenth century

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      Essays on Sport History and Sport Mythology

      Allen Guttmann,Donald G. Kyle,Gary D. Stark

      Sport has always been a legitimate focus for human energy, and in the last fifteen years it has emerged as a legitimate focus for scholarly energy as well. In this…

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      Japanese Sports: A History

      Allen Guttmann,Thompson. Lee

      This comprehensive survey of Japanese sports is attentive to the complex and fascinating interaction of traditional and modern elements. It also registers scepticism about the use of the samurai tradition…

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