Description
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.
Author: Allen Guttmann
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 08/04/2004
Pages: 210
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 9.14h x 6.44w x 0.49d
ISBN13: 9780231133418
ISBN10: 0231133413
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Sociology | General
- Sports & Recreation | Cultural & Social Aspects
- Social Science | Anthropology | Cultural & Social
Author: Allen Guttmann
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 08/04/2004
Pages: 210
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 9.14h x 6.44w x 0.49d
ISBN13: 9780231133418
ISBN10: 0231133413
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Sociology | General
- Sports & Recreation | Cultural & Social Aspects
- Social Science | Anthropology | Cultural & Social
About the Author
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.