Sports Spectators
In his previous books Allen Guttmann has provided incisive perspectives on Avery Brundage''s role in the Olympic movement and on the nature of modern sports. Now, in his latest book, the accomplished historian of sport turns his attention from the playing field to the grandstand. Sports Spectators, the first historical study of the subject from antiquity to today, is at once erudite and entertaini...
In his previous books Allen Guttmann has provided incisive perspectives on Avery Brundage''s role in the Olympic movement and on the nature of modern sports. Now, in his latest book, the accomplished historian of sport turns his attention from the playing field to the grandstand. Sports Spectators, the first historical study of the subject from antiquity to today, is at once erudite and entertaini...
