From Ritual to Record: The Nature of Modern Sports

Allen Guttmann

updated edition
September, 2004
Paper, 224 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-231-13341-8
$28.50 / £17.00

Play, Games, Contests, Sports

From Ritual to Record

Capitalism, Protestantism, and Modern Sport

Why Baseball Was Our National Game

The Fascination of Football

Individualism Reconsidered

Conclusion

Afterword. From Ritual to Record: A Retrospective Critique

About the Author

Allen Guttmann is professor of American studies at Amherst College. His many books include The Olympics: A History of the Modern Games, Games and Empires: Modern Sports and Cultural Imperialism (Columbia), and a translation of Peter Kühnst’s Sports: A Cultural History in the Mirror of Art. He lives in Leverett, Massachusetts.

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