A Dictionary of Sports Studies (The Oxford Reference Collection) - Hardcover

Tomlinson, Alan

9780198804888: A Dictionary of Sports Studies (The Oxford Reference Collection)

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ISBN 10: 0198804881 ISBN 13: 9780198804888

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2017

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This dictionary is part of the Oxford Reference Collection: using sustainable print-on-demand technology to make the acclaimed backlist of the Oxford Reference programme perennially available in hardback format. A Dictionary of Sports Studies contains over 1,100 clear, concise, and authoritative entries compiled by Professor Alan Tomlinson, a leading expert in the field. Wide-ranging coverage includes the social, political, economical, and cultural theory of sport, as well as entries relating to exercise, preparation, and performance psychology, and key scientific terms, including nutrition and anatomy. It also features biographies of key sportspeople, information on international organizations and institutions, and detailed appendices with lists of sporting events and winners, including the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. Addressing the need for an A-Z reference guide in the field of sports studies, this dictionary is essential reading for students of sports studies and the related disciplines of

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About the Author

Alan Tomlinson, University of Brighton

Alan Tomlinson is Professor of Leisure Studies, Sport and Leisure Cultures at the University of Brighton and Head of Chelsea School Research Centre. He has written more than 100 articles and chapters and was editor of Leisure Studies and of the International Review for the Sociology of Sport. He has edited and authored more than twenty volumes, including Sport and Leisure Cultures (2005), The Game's Up: Essays in the cultural analysis of sport, leisure and popular culture (1999), and Understanding Sport: An introduction to the cultural and sociological analysis of sport (1999).

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