Sport in a Capitalist Society.

Why are the Olympic Games the driving force behind a clampdown on civil liberties? What makes sport an unwavering ally of nationalism and militarism? Is sport the new opiate of the masses?These and many other questions are answered in this new radical history of sport by leading historian of sport a...

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Bibliographic Details

Online Access:	Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author:	Collins, Tony
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
Subjects:	Sports and state. Sports > Economic aspects. Capitalism.