Not Just A Game
Essays in Canadian Sport Sociology
- Publisher
- Les Presses de l'Université d'Ottawa/University of Ottawa Press
- Initial publish date
- Jan 1988
- Category
- General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780776601151
- Publish Date
- Jan 1988
- List Price
- $29.00
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780776601892
- Publish Date
- Jan 1988
- List Price
- $44.00
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Description
Organized sport as we know it is not an expression of social consensus or of continuing progress toward a better world, nor is it a homogenous, cohesive entity. This book invites us to consider the hidden face of Canadian sport.
Published in English.
About the authors
Jean Harvey is director of the Research Centre for Sport in Canadian Society at the University of Ottawa.
HART CANTELON teaches sociology, history and comparative studies in the School of Physical and health Education, Queen’s University. He also serves as the Director of the Centre for Sport and Leisure Studies. His research interests encompass sport and leisure in the state-socialist societies, the workers’ sports movement and children in high-performance sport.
