From Ritual to Record

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From Ritual to Record
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Publisher : Columbia University Press
Total Pages : 223
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ISBN-10 : 9780231133418
ISBN-13 : 0231133413
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Book Synopsis From Ritual to Record by : Allen Guttmann

Book excerpt: Examines the relationship between sports and society, including the degree to which modern sport expresses the characteristics of modern society, such as secularism, equality, specialization, rationalization, and bureaucracy.


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