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What Is Sport?
Roland Barthes
Blurring the distinction between high and low, this work asks "What is sport?" In investigating the phenomenon, it considers five different national sports: bullfighting (Spain), car racing (America), cycling (France), hockey (Canada), and soccer (England).
80 pages, 15 b&w illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | November 16, 2007 |
| ISBN13 | 9780300116045 |
| Publishers | Yale University Press |
| Pages | 96 |
| Dimensions | 176 × 153 × 8 mm · 174 g |
| Language | English |
| Translator | Howard, Richard |
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