| Description |
1 online resource (64 entries) : 402 images, digital files. |
| Note |
Original published as: The world atlas of sport. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. International sports politics -- The Olympic Games -- The Football World Cup -- The Commonwealth Games -- Drugs in sports -- Tackling disability -- Gay Games -- Development and peace -- pt. 2. An A to Z of sports -- American football -- Baseball -- Basketball -- Boxing: amateur -- Boxing: professional -- Cricket -- Cue sports -- Cycling -- Football: international -- Football: European -- Golf: amateur -- Golf: professional -- Gymnastics and exercise -- Handball -- Hockey and ice hockey -- Horse racing -- Ice skating -- Lifestyle and extreme sports -- Marathon -- Martial arts -- Motor racing -- Multi-sports -- Rugby -- Sailing -- Skiing and snowboarding -- Swimming and diving -- Tennis -- Track and field -- Volleyball and beach volleyball -- Wrestling -- pt. 3. The economics of sports -- International federations -- Media -- Sponsorship -- Consuming sports -- Merchandising -- Gambling -- Sports tourism -- pt. 4. Country profiles -- Glossary of country names. |
| Access |
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions. |
| Summary |
The atlas traces the emergence of sport in its modern forms, and features all established Olympic sports and sports recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) but not included in the Olympic programme, as well as sports with their own cultural and organizational base and commercial momentum. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Note |
Description based on title page of print version. |
| Subject |
Sports -- History -- 20th century.
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Sports -- History -- 21st century.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Tomlinson, Alan.
World atlas of sport.
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Credo Reference (Firm)
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 0956559921 9780956559920 (DLC) 2010934245 a144 p. : col. ill., col. maps. |
| ISBN |
9780520268241 (pbk.) |
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0520268245 (pbk.) |
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9781782686682 (online) |
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