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To Play the Game: Analysis of Sports

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In this fascinating analysis of the development, structure, and strategies of sports, Bell argues that games are an institution that not only reflect society but also mold society. He develops a typology of seven game levels from the primitive to the decadent and examines the history of game development in Western civilization, through the relation of the various game levels to national ambitions and strategies. To Play the Game is both enlightening and entertaining, an original contribution to the growing scholarship on sports.

Language: English

Pages: 205

Format: Hardcover

Release: January 01, 1987

ISBN 13: 9780887381027

To Play the Game: Analysis of Sports

0/5 ( ratings)

In this fascinating analysis of the development, structure, and strategies of sports, Bell argues that games are an institution that not only reflect society but also mold society. He develops a typology of seven game levels from the primitive to the decadent and examines the history of game development in Western civilization, through the relation of the various game levels to national ambitions and strategies. To Play the Game is both enlightening and entertaining, an original contribution to the growing scholarship on sports.

Language: English

Pages: 205

Format: Hardcover

Release: January 01, 1987

ISBN 13: 9780887381027

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