{"product_id":"sport-in-capitalist-society-a-short-history-9780415813563","title":"Sport in Capitalist Society: A Short History","description":"\u003cp\u003eTracing the history of modern sport from its origins in the burgeoning capitalist economy of mid-eighteenth century England to the globalised corporate sport of today, this book argues that, far from the purity of sport being 'corrupted' by capitalism, modern sport is as much a product of capitalism as the factory, the stock exchange and the unemployment line. Based on original sources, the book explains how sport has been shaped and moulded by the major political and economic events of the past two centuries. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSport in a Capitalist Society \u003c\/em\u003eis the first sustained attempt to explain the emergence of modern sport around the world as an integral part of the globalisation of capitalism. It is essential reading for anybody with an interest in the history or sociology of sport, or the social and cultural history of the modern world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tony Collins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/03\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415813563\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTony Collins\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of History and Director of the International Centre for Sports History \u0026amp; Culture at De Montfort University in Leicester, UK. He is the author of several books, including \u003cem\u003eRugby's Great Split\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eA Social History of English Rugby Union\u003c\/em\u003e, and was a lead consultant for the 2012 BBC Radio 4 series \u003cem\u003eSport and the British\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43195183202419,"sku":"9.78042E+12","price":93.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_33521f62-f7fc-4684-b6a7-57fb41a74381.jpg?v=1752581977","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/sport-in-capitalist-society-a-short-history-9780415813563","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}