CRONIN Mike <br/><br/>
Sport :  a very short introduction / 
Mike Cronin. 
 - Oxford :  Oxford Univrsity Press,   2014. 
 - xvi, 133 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 18 cm. 
 - Very short introductions. Series volume: 411. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> Sport is big business; international in nature and the focus of much media and cultural attention. In this Very Short Introduction, Mike Cronin charts the history of sport, from its traditional origins in folk football and cock fighting to its position as a global phenomenon today. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780199688340 (pbk.) :  7.99 GBP 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>SPORTS --HISTORY<br/>SPORTS --SOCIOLOGICAL ASPECTS