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A Dictionary of Sports Studies
First Edition
Alan Tomlinson
528 pages
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196x129mm
978-0-19-921381-8
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Paperback
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25 February 2010
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- Over 1,100 clear and authoritative entries written by a leading expert
- Includes international organizations, institutions, prizes, and sportspeople
- Full coverage of social, political, economic, and cultural theory
- Detailed appendices with lists of key events, venues, and prizewinners, including the Summer and Winter Olympics
- Entry-level web links, accessible and updated via the Dictionary of Sports Science companion website
This is the brand new Dictionary of Sports Studies. It contains over 1,100 clear, concise, and authoritative entries compiled by Professor Alan Tomlinson, a leading expert in the field. Wide-ranging coverage includes the social, political, economical, and cultural theory of sport, as well as entries relating to exercise, preparation, and performance psychology, and key scientific terms, including nutrition and anatomy. It also features biographies of key sportspeople, information on international organizations and institutions, and detailed appendices with lists of sporting events and winners, including the Summer and
Winter Olympic Games. In addition, there are recommended web links for many entries, which are accessed and kept up to date via the Dictionary of Sports Studies companion website.
Addressing the need for an A-Z reference guide in the field of sports studies, this dictionary is essential reading for students of sports studies and the related disciplines of leisure and recreation studies, sports science, and physical education. It is also ideal for the general reader with an interest in sport.Readership: Students of sports studies, leisure and recreation studies, and the related fields of sports science and physical education. Also for the general reader with an interest in sport.
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Alan Tomlinson, University of Brighton
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Preface
A-Z Dictionary
Appendices
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