Quest for Excitement: Sport and Leisure in the Civilizing Process

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B. Blackwell, 1986 - Social Science - 313 pages
Drawing on Norbert Elias's work on the civilizing process, this book reviews aspects of sport in society through the ages, and develops a theory of leisure which encompasses sociological, psychological and biological perspectives.

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TitleQuest for Excitement: Sport and Leisure in the Civilizing Process
AuthorsNorbert Elias, Eric Dunning
ContributorEric Dunning
Editionreprint
PublisherB. Blackwell, 1986
ISBN0631192190, 9780631192190
Length313 pages
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Social Science / Sociology / General
  
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