[A] useful, lucid, intelligent contribution to sports scholarship. Journal of Sport History
ggs /f Robert /i J.
?This book is an excellent piece of work. Read it. Use it. Divided
into fourteen chapters, the book covers such areas as: history of
sports; sports and the traditional arts; sports and education;
sports and popular culture; sports and aggression; sports and war;
sports, race, and sex. Professor Higgs read widely and
intelligently in preparing his book and it shows. Unlike many
so-called "guides," this one contains both a significant
bibliographical store and a well written text. Each chapter
provides factual materials and critical commentary for a reader to
weigh and assimilate. ... Both the book's appendices are quite
valuable. ... The book is valuable for nearly anyone working with
sport. For the novice, it opens completely new vistas. For the
experienced, it broadens and extends by treating areas
complementary to a specialty. ... Sports: A Reference Guide is a
useful, lucid, intelligent contribution to sports
scholarship.?-Journal of Sport History
"This book is an excellent piece of work. Read it. Use it. Divided
into fourteen chapters, the book covers such areas as: history of
sports; sports and the traditional arts; sports and education;
sports and popular culture; sports and aggression; sports and war;
sports, race, and sex. Professor Higgs read widely and
intelligently in preparing his book and it shows. Unlike many
so-called "guides," this one contains both a significant
bibliographical store and a well written text. Each chapter
provides factual materials and critical commentary for a reader to
weigh and assimilate. ... Both the book's appendices are quite
valuable. ... The book is valuable for nearly anyone working with
sport. For the novice, it opens completely new vistas. For the
experienced, it broadens and extends by treating areas
complementary to a specialty. ... Sports: A Reference Guide is a
useful, lucid, intelligent contribution to sports
scholarship."-Journal of Sport History
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