To Play the Game: Analysis of Sports Contributor(s): Bell, J. Bowyer (Author) |
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ISBN: 0887381022 ISBN-13: 9780887381027 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $84.10 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 1987 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | History - Sports & Recreation | Sociology Of Sports |
Dewey: 796.09 |
LCCN: 86004304 |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.45" W x 9.27" (1.10 lbs) 205 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bell, J. Bowyer: - J. Bowyer Bell (1931-2003) was professor of international relations at Columbia University and president of International Analysis Center. He focused on problems of unconventional law, terrorism, deception, and crisis management. He was also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and recipient of more than seven Guggenheim Fellowships. Bell's consultancy firm, The International Analysis Centre, which he founded, focused on problems of terrorism, deception, risk analysis, and crisis management and had many governmental clients including the United States Department of the State and the Central Intelligence Agency. |