Medicine, Sport and the Body

A Historical Perspective

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Author(s)
Carter, Neil
Language
English
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Abstract
This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. What role does sports medicine play in today's society? Is it solely about treating sports injuries? Should it only be concerned with elite sport? This book provides a history of the relationship between sport, medicine and health from the mid-19th century to today. It combines the sub-disciplines of the history of medicine and the history of sport to give a balanced analysis of the role of medicine in sport and how this has evolved over the past two centuries. In an age where sports medicine plays an increasingly prominent role in both elite and recreational sport, this book provides a timely and clear analysis of its rise and purpose.
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https://doab-dev.siscern.org/handle/20.500.12854/191608
Keywords
History; thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHB Sociology::JHBS Sociology: sport and leisure; thema EDItEUR::S Sports and Active outdoor recreation; thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHT History: specific events and topics; thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MB Medicine: general issues::MBX History of medicine; thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHT History: specific events and topics::NHTB Social and cultural history; thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KN Industry and industrial studies::KNS Hospitality and service industries
DOI
10.5040/9781849662062
ISBN
9781849666817, 9781849666800
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Publisher website
http://www.bloomsbury.com/academic
Publication date and place
London, 2012
Imprint
Bloomsbury Academic
Pages
304