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1986; Routledge; Volume: 3; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/02649378608713608

1743-9035

Hugh T. Murray, John Blacking, Dennis Brailsford, Tony Mason, Peter Stead, Anne Bloomfield, E. Halladay, Richard William Cox, James Walvin, A.H.M. Kirk‐Greene, Asa Briggs,

Sport and Mega-Event Impacts

Donald Spivey (ed.), Sports in America: New Historical Perspectives. Contributions to the Study of Popular Culture, Number 12 (Westport, CT, and London: Greenwood Press, 1985). Pp.x + 282. $35.00. Kendall Blanchard and Alyce Cheska, The Anthropology of Sport: An Introduction (Massachusetts: Berg in and Garvey, 1985). Pp.xiv + 306. Norbert Müller and Joachim Rühl (eds.), Olympic Scientific Congress : Sport History : Official Report (Niedernhausen/ FRG: Schors‐Verlag, 1985). Pp.486. $18. Robert Gate, Gone North: Welshmen in Rugby League, Vol.1 (published by the author, 1986). Pp.DC + 173. £6.50. Alex Service, Saints in their Glory: The History of St. Helens Rugby League Club 1874–1939. (published by the author, 1985). Pp.152. £5.25. Paul Beken and Stephen Jones, Dragon in Exile: The Centenary History of London Welsh R.F.C. (London: Springwood Books, 1985). Pp.xv + 318. £9.50. J.P. Flett and T.M. Flett, Traditional Dancing in Scotland (London, Boston, Melbourne and Henley: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1985). Pp.ix + 313. £4.95. Stephen Kiesling, The Shell Game: Reflections on Rowing and the Pursuit of Excellence (New York: William Morrow and Co., 1982). Pp.200. $10.50. David Halberstam, The Amateurs: The Story of Four Young Men and Their Quest for an Olympic Gold Medal (New York: William Morrow and Co., 1985). Pp.221. $14.95. Anne Grimshaw, The Horse: A Bibliography of British Books 1851–1976 (London: The Library Association, 1982). Pp.474. £65. John M. MacKenzie (ed.) Imperialism and Popular Culture (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1986), Pp.viii + 264. £25. J.A. Mangan, The Games Ethic and Imperialism (London: Viking, 1986). Pp.239. £14.95. Benjamin G. Rader, In its Own Image: How Television has Transformed Sports (New York: The Free Press, 1984). Pp.vii + 228.