From Ritual to Record

From Ritual to Record
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Publisher : Columbia University Press
Total Pages : 210
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ISBN-10 : 0231083696
ISBN-13 : 9780231083690
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Book Synopsis From Ritual to Record by : Allen Guttmann

Download or read book From Ritual to Record written by Allen Guttmann and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 1978 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 have profoundly shaped contemporary life.


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