Sports: The First Five Millennia

By Allen Guttmann

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1558496106
• ISBN13: 9781558496101
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher