TY  - GEN
AB  - Orwell was wrong. Sports are not "war without the shooting," nor are they "war by other means." Although sports have generated animosity throughout human history, they also require rules. Those rules limit violence, even death. Thus sports have been a significant part of a historical "civilizing process." This volume combines the efforts of sports historians with essays by historians whose careers have been devoted to more traditional topics. It shows how sports have evolved from ancient societies to the world today.
AU  - Edelman, Robert,
AU  - Wilson, Wayne,
CN  - Oxford Handbooks Online
CN  - GV571
ID  - 812041
KW  - Sports
KW  - Sports
LK  - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199858910.001.0001
N2  - Orwell was wrong. Sports are not "war without the shooting," nor are they "war by other means." Although sports have generated animosity throughout human history, they also require rules. Those rules limit violence, even death. Thus sports have been a significant part of a historical "civilizing process." This volume combines the efforts of sports historians with essays by historians whose careers have been devoted to more traditional topics. It shows how sports have evolved from ancient societies to the world today.
SN  - 9780199984749
T1  - The Oxford handbook of sports history /
TI  - The Oxford handbook of sports history /
UR  - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199858910.001.0001
ER  -