ABSTRACT

This volume examines modern sport in its social context and concludes that it is beset with over-commercialised motives, damaged by dangerous political alignments and marred by wrongheaded social values. The book provides a thought-provoking analysis and offers new insights into why and how modern sport has evolved into its present dominant position. It calls for radical reforms in the structure of, and attitudes towards, sport.

chapter Chapter 1|21 pages

Sport in the Past: Myth and Reality

chapter Chapter 3|21 pages

The National Standardisation of Sport

chapter Chapter 4|15 pages

The Development of International Sport

chapter Chapter 5|22 pages

The Dominance of the Professional

chapter Chapter 6|18 pages

The Emergence of the Spectator

chapter Chapter 7|16 pages

The Effects of Commerce on Sport

chapter Chapter 8|11 pages

The Public Face of Sport

chapter Chapter 9|14 pages

The Political Dimension of Sport

chapter Chapter 10|21 pages

Sport in the Future