Sport and Democracy in the Ancient and Modern Worlds (Hardcover, New)

This book explores the relationship between sport and democratization. Drawing on sociological and historical methodologies, it provides a framework for understanding how sport affects the level of egalitarianism in the society in which it is played. The author distinguishes between horizontal sport, which embodies and fosters egalitarian relations, and vertical sport, which embodies and fosters hierarchical relations. Christesen also differentiates between societies in which sport is played and watched on a mass scale and those in which it is an ancillary activity. Using ancient Greece and nineteenth-century Britain as case studies, Christesen analyzes how these variables interact and finds that horizontal mass sport has the capacity to both promote and inhibit democratization at a societal level. He concludes that horizontal mass sport tends to reinforce and extend democratization.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2012
First published:	October 2012
Authors:	Paul Christesen
Dimensions:	235 x 158 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	324
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-107-01269-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Democracy Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
LSN:	1-107-01269-4
Barcode:	9781107012691

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