{"product_id":"sports-tim-delaney-9780761844891","title":"Sports: Why People Love Them!","description":"Why do billions of people around the world love sports? The popular media is increasingly dedicated to the heated rivalries of sports teams, academic institutions are held in its thrall, sports metaphors are commonplace in our language, and most individuals participate in athletics or follow a team sport in some variation. This entertaining and informative book attempts to find out why--by examining sports in all its facets. The authors provide an overview of the history of sports, with a constant focus upon the social conditions through which sport arises and by which it continues to thrive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tim Delaney, Tim Madigan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0761844899\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780761844891\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of America\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/16\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 6.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Tim Delaney","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44059647934719,"sku":"9780761844891","price":51.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5cab3a06-0e76-487a-bd04-ebf91c039442.jpg?v=1685059497","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sports-tim-delaney-9780761844891","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}