Berkshire Encyclopedia of World Sport
- ISBN-10
- 1784022349
- ISBN-13
- 9781784022341
- Series
- Berkshire Encyclopedia of World Sport
- Category
- Electronic books
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013
- Authors
- DAVID LEVINSON, Gertrud Pfister
Description
The renowned Berkshire Encyclopedia of World Sport provides comprehensive coverage of the culture, history, and business of sports around the world. The third edition brings the study of sports into the 21st century by integrating Berkshire's past work on women's sports and extreme sports into a complete sporting library.
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