Berkshire Encyclopedia of World Sport

Berkshire Encyclopedia of World Sport
ISBN-10
1614729891
ISBN-13
9781614729891
Series
Berkshire Encyclopedia of World Sport
Category
Extreme sports
Pages
3
Language
English
Published
2013
Authors
DAVID LEVINSON, Gertrud Pfister

Description

Contains knowledge from sports management, sports science, human movement studies, sport history, and sport sociology synthesised in 450 comprehensive illustrated articles. Covers key social issues such as doping, racism, sexism, civic life, youth participation and public policy, with all perspectives covered.

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