Going from educational to political science, from sports history to urban history, the book brings together complementary studies on the interrelation between sport and urban space in a European context.
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Place: UK
Publication Year: 2016-12-12
Language: English
Number of Pages: 190
Edition: 1
Series: Sport in the Global Society - Historical Perspectives
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