Book: Sports: The First Five Millennia From ancient Egyptian archery and medieval Japanese football to contemporary American baseball, every sport has been shaped by--and in turn has helped shape--the culture of which it is part, Yet as Allen Guttmann shows in this far-ranging study, for all their differences sports have followed a similar historical trajectory from traditional to modern forms. In Sports: The First Five Millennia, Guttmann traces this evolution across continents, cultures, and historical epochs to construct a single comprehensive narrative of the world's sports.
Details of Book: Sports: The First Five Millennia Book: Sports: The First Five Millennia
Author: Allen Guttman
ISBN: 1558496106
ISBN-13: 9781558496101
, 978-1558496101
Binding: Paperback
Publishing Date: 2007/05/01
Publisher: University Of Massachusetts Press
Number of Pages: 448
Language: English