This important new book from one of the world\'s leading sociologists of Sport weaves together social theory, history and political economy to provide a highly original analysis of the complex relationship between Sport and modernity.
Incorporating a powerful set of theoretical insights from traditions and thinkers ranging from classical Marxism and the Frankfurt School to Foucault and Bourdieu, Gruneau analyzes the emergence of "sport" as a distinctive field of practice in western societies..
This important new book from one of the world\'s leading sociologists of Sport weaves together social theory, history and political economy to provide a highly original analysis of the complex relationship between Sport and modernity