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Sport is big business; international in nature and the focus of much media and cultural attention. In this Very Short Introduction, Mike Cronin charts the history of sport, from its traditional origins in folk football and cock fighting to its position as a global phenomenon today. Looking at a variety of sports from team games such as rugby, cricket, and football to games for individuals such as golf, tennis,...
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Mike Cronin has worked for Boston College since 2005, and he is the Academic Director of BC in Ireland. Professor Cronin is one of the world's leading scholars on the history of sport and the context within which sport functions in the twenty-first century. Prior to working for Boston College, Professor Cronin spent eight years working with the world governing body of soccer, FIFA, in delivering their...
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he has packed a lot of thought-provoking stuff into a small space, laced with telling facts * Independent on Sunday *
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- PublisherOxford University Press
- Publication date2015
- ISBN 10 0199688346
- ISBN 13 9780199688340
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- LanguageEnglish
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