MORE THAN A GAME SPORT IN OUR TIME

• Main Author: COE, SEBASTIAN (authors)
• Other Authors: TEASDALE, DAVID (authors), WICKHAM, DAVID (authors)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: London BBC Books 1992
• Subjects: Sports; Sports > Sociological aspects
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• Item Description: Includes index
• Physical Description: 240 pages some colour illustrations 24cm
• ISBN: 0563362316; 9780563362319

From the Olympics of Ancient Greece to the Superbowl of modern America, sport has inspired individuals and fascinated nations. But what is sport, and why is it so important to so many people? Is it 'war minus the shooting'; is it the stuff of dreams, instilling faith and hope into ordinary lives; or is it simply a global business, and a cut-throat one at that? More Than a Game is an exploration of sport, seen through the eyes of many of the world's sporting giants, experts and commentators. It is co-written by Sebastian Coe, a double Olympic gold medallist, and accompanies a major BBC television series commissioned for 1992, the year of the Olympic Games in Barcelona and Albertville. The Coe Teasdale - Wickham writing team shows that sport is a global force, capable of binding people together but also forcing them apart. In the twentieth century it has been challenged by commercialism, politics, drugs, technology and television, yet still the individual and team sporting spirit has survived. More Than a Game seeks to explain how and why. It offers a definitive account of sport in our time.