Description
About the Author
Robert R. Sands is a consultant for the Department of Defense for Language, Regional Expertise and Culture programs. Linda R. Sands is a wildlife biologist and project scientist with CH2M HILL.
Reviews
Recommended. * CHOICE, November 2011 *
To date the Anthropology of Sport has been dominated by accounts that have emphasized the social and cultural dimensions of such activities. This volume makes a significant contribution to the Anthropology of Sport through the development of a more systematic biocultural approach to sporting activities. What is particularly exciting about this volume is that the authors have been encouraged to explore the interactive and dynamic relationship between culture and biology in such a variety of ways and from such a variety of positions. Framed by Geertz's account of the importance of a concept of culture for human evolution, even while moving well beyond this early attempt, the ethnographic papers in this volume are theorised with a keen sense of the biocultural complexity of human movements. This book will find a place on bookshelves of all of us interested in the meanings and organization of human movement in social life. -- Philip Moore, Curtin University of Technology, Australia
The Anthropology of Sport and Human Movement moves the discussion about the role of sport in human society to a new level, integrating the latest findings of biogenetics and physiology with the insights regarding sport as a cultural phenomenon. The collection is a breakthrough for the discipline, a gold mine of ideas for future research, and important reading for everyone who appreciates and takes seriously the study of human movement, sport, and play. -- Kendall Blanchard, Georgia Southwestern State University
Book Information
ISBN 9780739129401
Author Robert R. Sands
Format Paperback
Page Count 366
Imprint Lexington Books
Publisher Lexington Books
Weight(grams) 540g
Dimensions(mm) 225mm * 152mm * 22mm